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Exclusions up on pandemic lull, as suspensions reach at record-high

But permanent exclusions still at lowest rate outside of lockdown-affected years

Pupil suspensions hit six-year high after pandemic lull

But data for last autumn term shows permanent exclusions are not back up to pre-pandemic levels

How schools are cutting through the fog on vaping

Some secondary schools resort to exclusions and toilet bans for pupils caught vaping on the premises

School suspensions up 13%, but exclusions continue to fall

Government data shows breach of pandemic measures was cited in nearly 13,000 suspensions

Inquiry will examine mental health impact of exclusions and isolation

Former minister fears children are ‘punished for behaviour that is linked to their mental health’

Ban primary exclusions, and 5 more recommendations from ex-children’s tsar

Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives calls for end to ‘exclusions culture’

SEND review: Tiered support package for alternative provision

Green paper proposes three-tier system focused on early intervention in mainstream schools

Behaviour and exclusions consultation: What schools need to know

Don’t use ‘no exclusion’ policies and set out mobile phone use mitigations, government says

Covid knocks permanent exclusions to lowest level since 2013 after pre-lockdown rise

Permanent exclusions dropped by more than a third to their lowest level since 2013 last year, official figures show, amid unprecedented disruption to schooling from Covid. However government data does reveal exclusions had originally risen in the autumn term of 2019-20, before schools were closed for lockdown. No one should rest assured that exclusions […]