Lanarkshire council teams up with other local authorities to launch positive behaviour working group

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South Lanarkshire Council, along with five other local authorities, have agreed to launch a work group to promote positive behaviour.The Clyde Valley Learning and Development joint committee – which includes East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire – approved the launch of the group at Monday's meeting (February 21).The ‘promoting positive’ programme has been used across the Clyde Valley Group for over eight years, with the first pilot running in June 2013.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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