Not exact matches
Commenting on the data released today by the Department for Education on permanent and fixed -
period exclusions of pupils during 2013 - 14, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The increase in the number of pupils suspended due to assaulting adults in
schools is extremely worrying.
In 2014/15, almost a quarter (24 %) of permanent and fixed
period exclusions in English
schools were due to physical assaults — 36 % of which were against adults.
If the breach is of such a serious nature as to warrant an extended
period of absence, either by internal or external
exclusion, the
school's actions must be taken in compliance with the legal requirements for exclusions as set out in The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews)(England) Regulations
school's actions must be taken in compliance with the legal requirements for
exclusions as set out in The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews)(England) Regulat
exclusions as set out in The
School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews)(England) Regulations
School Discipline (Pupil
Exclusions and Reviews)(England) Regulat
Exclusions and Reviews)(England) Regulations 2012.
The programme will include in -
school visits, a teacher training programme, and regular monitoring and review sessions over a two year
period, with the aim of improving the progress students make, reducing
school exclusions, and getting more students staying in education after GCSEs.
Secondary
schools account for 83 per cent of all permanent
exclusions and 79 per cent of fixed -
period exclusions.
It also confirmed that
schools would not be allowed extend a fixed -
period exclusion to turn it into a permanent
exclusion, and instead would be permitted only to issue a further fixed -
period exclusion.
These documents aim to help alternative provision academies meet the requirements set out in section 1C of the Academies Act 2010, and ensure educational provision is made for children of compulsory
school age who (by reason of illness,
exclusion from
school or otherwise), may not otherwise receive suitable education for any
period of time.