Exclusions
- Excluding a pupil: procedures Be clear on when you can lawfully exclude a pupil and what you must consider before making a decision.
- Excluding a pupil with SEND: requirements and guidance Understand the steps you need to take before excluding a pupil with SEND, especially if they have an EHC plan, and learn about how your statutory duties may affect your decision.
- Exclusion hearings: procedures Certain exclusions require a panel to consider the headteacher's decision, known as an exclusion hearing. Get an overview of the requirements and what role you play in the hearing.
- Exclusions: notifying parents, governors and the LA Following a permanent exclusion or suspension (fixed-term exclusion), understand what you need to tell whom, and in what order. Download our template letters to get the necessary information to parents ASAP and find out who's responsible for arranging education for pupils who have been excluded.
- Independent review panel hearings: procedures Parents have the right to request a review of your governing board's decision not to reinstate a pupil after exclusion. This review is done by an independent review panel (IRP), convened by the LA or academy trust. Get an overview of how the hearing will run and what the outcomes might be.
- Managed moves and directing pupils off site to improve behaviour Pupils with challenging behaviour can be temporarily directed off site, or part of a 'managed move' to another school. Understand the procedures for each option, and find out about the best way to deal with failed managed moves and non-attendance at alternative provision settings.
- Off-rolling: guidance and practical examples The 2019 Ofsted inspection framework includes a focus on 'off-rolling.' Find out what it is – and what it isn't – as well as what you can do to address it in your school.
- Reintegration meetings after fixed-term exclusions: guidance and template form Find out what you should cover in reintegration meetings following a suspension (fixed-term exclusion) and use our template to record your notes. See examples of exclusion policies to learn what other schools cover in these meetings.
- The Timpson review of school exclusion and the government's response: summary The Timpson review has set out several recommendations to reform exclusion practice. Get up to speed on the government's response and what changes you can expect as a result of the review
