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1695135

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) identify students who are at risk of school exclusion and (b) make (i) early interventions and (ii) trauma informed approaches to ensure that their needs are met.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	18002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The department supports head teachers in using suspension and permanent exclusion as a sanction as part of creating calm, safe, and supportive environments where pupils and staff can work in safety and are respected.</p><p>The department has published guidance on ‘Behaviour in Schools’, ‘Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools’, and ‘Suspension and Permanent Exclusion’, which is the primary source of help and support for schools on how to manage behaviour for all pupils in the school community, to create a culture with high expectations of behaviour. The ‘Behaviour in Schools’ guidance is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65ce3721e1bdec001a3221fe/Behaviour_in_schools_-_advice_for_headteachers_and_school_staff_Feb_2024.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65ce3721e1bdec001a3221fe/Behaviour_in_schools_-_advice_for_headteachers_and_school_staff_Feb_2024.pdf</a>. The ‘Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools’ guidance is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/625ee6148fa8f54a8bb65ba9/Mental_health_and_behaviour_in_schools.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/625ee6148fa8f54a8bb65ba9/Mental_health_and_behaviour_in_schools.pdf</a>. The ‘Suspension and Permanent Exclusion’ guidance is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1181584/Suspension_and_permanent_exclusion_guidance_september_23.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1181584/Suspension_and_permanent_exclusion_guidance_september_23.pdf</a>.</p><p>The department does not endorse any one approach to behaviour management over another. The department trusts school leaders to develop tailored behaviour policies which reflect their school’s individual contexts and needs. Any policy must be lawful, proportionate, and reasonable and comply with the school’s duties under the Equality Act 2010 and the Education and Inspections Act 2006.</p><p>The ‘Behaviour in Schools and Exclusion’ guidance is also clear that head teachers should consider any underlying causes of misbehaviour before issuing any exclusion, including where a pupil has a history of trauma. Early intervention measures should include an assessment of whether appropriate provision is in place to support any special educational needs and disabilities. The ‘Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools’ guidance also makes clear that recognising emerging issues as early as possible, and working effectively with external agencies to provide support for pupils who display persistent disruptive behaviour, and are at risk of exclusion, is vital.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/03/2024 11:57:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1693781

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children who have been off-rolled from school who have (a) mental health challenges, (b) care experience, (c) experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences, (d) learning differences and (e) SEND.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on absence by the specific categories of mental health challenges, care experience or learning differences, but does hold absence data by special educational need (SEN) primary need and SEN provision. This is published in the ’Pupil Absence in Schools in England’ statistical release: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england</a>. The following links give absence rates by SEN primary need and SEN provision in England in 2021/22: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/4f2e3e6f-bd4d-475a-f345-08dc3835f618" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/4f2e3e6f-bd4d-475a-f345-08dc3835f618</a>, and: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/e227eadc-6f55-4c88-525a-08dc3ae70a0c" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/e227eadc-6f55-4c88-525a-08dc3ae70a0c</a>.</p><p>Information on the number of children looked after who have been absent from school is published annually in the ’Outcomes for Children in Need, Including Children Looked After in England’ statistical release: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england</a>. The following link gives information on absence rates for children looked after on 31 March 2022: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/62dd649a-c5bd-4bc7-f354-08dc3835f618" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/62dd649a-c5bd-4bc7-f354-08dc3835f618</a>.</p><p>The department does not hold data on ‘off-rolling’. The government is clear that off-rolling (the practice of removing a pupil from the school roll without using a permanent exclusion, when the removal is primarily in the best interests of the school, rather than the best interests of the pupil) is unacceptable in any form and continues to work with Ofsted to tackle it.</p><p>The department does not hold information on suspensions by the specific categories of mental health challenges, care experienced or learning differences, but does hold suspensions data by SEN primary need and SEN provision. This is published in the ’Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England’ statistical release: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-exclusions-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-exclusions-in-england</a>. The following links give suspension rates by SEN primary need and SEN provision in England in 2021/22: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/d4cda29e-4001-4c50-525d-08dc3ae70a0c" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/d4cda29e-4001-4c50-525d-08dc3ae70a0c</a>, and: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8a5b1881-c48c-46fd-525e-08dc3ae70a0c" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8a5b1881-c48c-46fd-525e-08dc3ae70a0c</a>.</p><p>Information on the number of children looked after with a suspension is published annually in the ‘Outcomes for Children in Need, Including Children Looked After in England’ statistical release: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england</a>. The following link gives information on suspension rates for children looked after on 31 March 2021: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/43a05b59-1957-41b0-5268-08dc3ae70a0c" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/43a05b59-1957-41b0-5268-08dc3ae70a0c</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 17169 17171 question first answered 11/03/2024 11:57:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1693782

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children who are suspended from school who have (a) mental health challenges, (b) care experience, (c) experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences, (d) learning differences and (e) SEND.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on absence by the specific categories of mental health challenges, care experience or learning differences, but does hold absence data by special educational need (SEN) primary need and SEN provision. This is published in the ’Pupil Absence in Schools in England’ statistical release: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england</a>. The following links give absence rates by SEN primary need and SEN provision in England in 2021/22: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/4f2e3e6f-bd4d-475a-f345-08dc3835f618" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/4f2e3e6f-bd4d-475a-f345-08dc3835f618</a>, and: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/e227eadc-6f55-4c88-525a-08dc3ae70a0c" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/e227eadc-6f55-4c88-525a-08dc3ae70a0c</a>.</p><p>Information on the number of children looked after who have been absent from school is published annually in the ’Outcomes for Children in Need, Including Children Looked After in England’ statistical release: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england</a>. The following link gives information on absence rates for children looked after on 31 March 2022: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/62dd649a-c5bd-4bc7-f354-08dc3835f618" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/62dd649a-c5bd-4bc7-f354-08dc3835f618</a>.</p><p>The department does not hold data on ‘off-rolling’. The government is clear that off-rolling (the practice of removing a pupil from the school roll without using a permanent exclusion, when the removal is primarily in the best interests of the school, rather than the best interests of the pupil) is unacceptable in any form and continues to work with Ofsted to tackle it.</p><p>The department does not hold information on suspensions by the specific categories of mental health challenges, care experienced or learning differences, but does hold suspensions data by SEN primary need and SEN provision. This is published in the ’Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England’ statistical release: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-exclusions-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-exclusions-in-england</a>. The following links give suspension rates by SEN primary need and SEN provision in England in 2021/22: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/d4cda29e-4001-4c50-525d-08dc3ae70a0c" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/d4cda29e-4001-4c50-525d-08dc3ae70a0c</a>, and: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8a5b1881-c48c-46fd-525e-08dc3ae70a0c" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8a5b1881-c48c-46fd-525e-08dc3ae70a0c</a>.</p><p>Information on the number of children looked after with a suspension is published annually in the ‘Outcomes for Children in Need, Including Children Looked After in England’ statistical release: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england</a>. The following link gives information on suspension rates for children looked after on 31 March 2021: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/43a05b59-1957-41b0-5268-08dc3ae70a0c" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/43a05b59-1957-41b0-5268-08dc3ae70a0c</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 17169 17170 question first answered 11/03/2024 11:57:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1676446

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce off-rolling in schools.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	5847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The government is clear that off-rolling (the practice of removing a pupil from the school roll without using a permanent exclusion, when the removal is primarily in the best interests of the school, rather than the best interests of the pupil) is unacceptable in any form and the department continues to work with Ofsted to tackle it.</p><p>Ofsted already considers records of children taken off-roll and their characteristics and have strengthened the focus on this in the revised inspection framework since September 2019. Where inspectors find off-rolling, this will always be addressed in the inspection report and, where appropriate, could lead to a school’s leadership being judged as inadequate.</p><p> </p><p>A pupil’s name can lawfully be deleted from the admission register on the grounds prescribed in regulation 8 of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 as amended. All schools must notify the local authority when a pupil’s name is to be deleted from the admission register under any of the grounds prescribed in regulation 8 as soon as the ground for removal is met and no later than the time at which the pupil’s name is removed from the register. This requirement is intended to act as a safeguard to ensure children do not go missing from education.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/12/2023 13:18:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1660685

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of pupils (1) excluded, and (2) permanently excluded, from (a) primary, and (b) secondary, schools in each of the past three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL10165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>Information on permanent exclusions and suspensions is published in the annual Permanent Exclusions and Suspensions in England national statistics, with the latest available data being from summer term 2021/22: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england</a>.</p><p><strong>Suspensions and permanent exclusions in state-funded primary and state-funded secondary schools in England 2018/19 to 2021/22</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>State-funded primary</p></td><td><p>Permanent exclusions</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>739</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent exclusions (rate)</p></td><td><p>0.02</p></td><td><p>0.02</p></td><td><p>0.01</p></td><td><p>0.02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suspensions</p></td><td><p>66,463</p></td><td><p>47,261</p></td><td><p>46,203</p></td><td><p>66,203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suspension (rate)</p></td><td><p>1.41</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td><td><p>0.99</p></td><td><p>1.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupil enrolments with one or more suspension</p></td><td><p>29,771</p></td><td><p>23,726</p></td><td><p>24,418</p></td><td><p>31,437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupil enrolments with one or more suspension (rate)</p></td><td><p>0.63</p></td><td><p>0.50</p></td><td><p>0.52</p></td><td><p>0.68</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>State-funded secondary</p></td><td><p>Permanent exclusions</p></td><td><p>6,753</p></td><td><p>4,269</p></td><td><p>3,492</p></td><td><p>5,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Permanent exclusions (rate)</p></td><td><p>0.20</p></td><td><p>0.13</p></td><td><p>0.10</p></td><td><p>0.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suspensions</p></td><td><p>357,715</p></td><td><p>253,307</p></td><td><p>296,224</p></td><td><p>498,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suspension (rate)</p></td><td><p>10.75</p></td><td><p>7.43</p></td><td><p>8.48</p></td><td><p>13.96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupil enrolments with one or more suspension</p></td><td><p>164,214</p></td><td><p>125,816</p></td><td><p>153,006</p></td><td><p>214,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pupil enrolments with one or more suspension (rate)</p></td><td><p>4.93</p></td><td><p>3.69</p></td><td><p>4.38</p></td><td><p>6.02</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1) For 2019/20 and 2020/21, while suspensions and permanent exclusions were possible throughout the academic year, pandemic restrictions will have had an impact on the numbers presented and caution should be taken when comparing across years. 2018/19 has been included to give the pre-pandemic year figures.</p><p>Source: School Census. <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/27c1ed1a-73aa-4909-acfd-08dbb395de42" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/27c1ed1a-73aa-4909-acfd-08dbb395de42</a></p><p>(2) Exclusion rates are the number of permanent exclusions/suspensions/pupil enrolments with one or more suspensions as a percentage of the number of sole and dual main registered pupils on roll on January school census day.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 27/09/2023 11:26:37 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1627710

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including a list of student groups with disproportionately high exclusion rates in her Department’s statutory exclusion guidance.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	185112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to providing world class education, training, and care for everyone whatever their background, and to taking the action needed to address disparities.</p><p>Head teachers use suspensions and permanent exclusions when required, as part of creating calm, safe and supportive classrooms that bring out the best in every pupil. Schools should only use permanent exclusion as a last resort. The Department supports teachers in taking proportionate and measured steps to ensure good behaviour in schools.</p><p>The Department is aware that some groups of children have a greater likelihood of suspension and permanent exclusion than others, although local context means there will be different patterns across the country. The updated ‘Suspension and Permanent Exclusion’ guidance sets out that schools, local authorities, and local partners should work together to understand what lies behind local trends. This guidance is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101498/Suspension_and_Permanent_Exclusion_from_maintained_schools__academies_and_pupil_referral_units_in_England__including_pupil_movement.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101498/Suspension_and_Permanent_Exclusion_from_maintained_schools__academies_and_pupil_referral_units_in_England__including_pupil_movement.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department’s ‘Understanding your data: a guide for school governors and academy trustees’ makes clear that governing boards should carefully consider the level and characteristics of pupils who are leaving the school and challenge the school and academy trust management teams on any permanent exclusions to ensure it is only used as a last resort. This includes looking at suspensions, pupils taken off roll, those directed to be educated off site in Alternative Provision (AP), and whether there are any patterns to the reasons or timing of such moves.</p><p>Schools also have a clear duty not to discriminate against pupils based on protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. Ofsted’s assessment of behaviour in schools includes specific consideration of rates, patterns, and reasons for exclusions, as well as any differences between groups of pupils.</p><p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and AP Implementation Plan, published on 2 March 2023, sets out a new national vision and delivery model for the AP system. As needs will be identified and supported early, this should reduce the numbers of preventable exclusions and expensive long term placements, and lead to improvements in pupils’ wellbeing and outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 185113 185117 question first answered 23/05/2023 15:47:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1627713

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to tackle potential disparities in school exclusions among (a) different racial groups and (b) people with multiple protected characteristics.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	185113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to providing world class education, training, and care for everyone whatever their background, and to taking the action needed to address disparities.</p><p>Head teachers use suspensions and permanent exclusions when required, as part of creating calm, safe and supportive classrooms that bring out the best in every pupil. Schools should only use permanent exclusion as a last resort. The Department supports teachers in taking proportionate and measured steps to ensure good behaviour in schools.</p><p>The Department is aware that some groups of children have a greater likelihood of suspension and permanent exclusion than others, although local context means there will be different patterns across the country. The updated ‘Suspension and Permanent Exclusion’ guidance sets out that schools, local authorities, and local partners should work together to understand what lies behind local trends. This guidance is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101498/Suspension_and_Permanent_Exclusion_from_maintained_schools__academies_and_pupil_referral_units_in_England__including_pupil_movement.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101498/Suspension_and_Permanent_Exclusion_from_maintained_schools__academies_and_pupil_referral_units_in_England__including_pupil_movement.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department’s ‘Understanding your data: a guide for school governors and academy trustees’ makes clear that governing boards should carefully consider the level and characteristics of pupils who are leaving the school and challenge the school and academy trust management teams on any permanent exclusions to ensure it is only used as a last resort. This includes looking at suspensions, pupils taken off roll, those directed to be educated off site in Alternative Provision (AP), and whether there are any patterns to the reasons or timing of such moves.</p><p>Schools also have a clear duty not to discriminate against pupils based on protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. Ofsted’s assessment of behaviour in schools includes specific consideration of rates, patterns, and reasons for exclusions, as well as any differences between groups of pupils.</p><p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and AP Implementation Plan, published on 2 March 2023, sets out a new national vision and delivery model for the AP system. As needs will be identified and supported early, this should reduce the numbers of preventable exclusions and expensive long term placements, and lead to improvements in pupils’ wellbeing and outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 185112 185117 question first answered 23/05/2023 15:47:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1627716

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to improve (a) monitoring and (b) oversight of school exclusion rates.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	185114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department collects data on suspensions and permanent exclusions from all state funded schools through the termly School Census. Schools must provide information on the type and reason for the exclusion for the previous two terms.</p><p>Prior to the 2021/22 academic year, data was published on an annual basis covering the whole academic year. Since November 2022 the Department has published the data on a termly basis.</p><p>This fulfils the Department’s commitment to the 2021 report ‘Strengthening Home Education’, where the Education Select Committee suggested that only having an annual statistical release on exclusions may prevent the identification of illegal exclusion practices.</p><p>To further improve the monitoring and oversight of school exclusions, the Department has taken further action by capturing the information directly from schools as part of the Daily Attendance Data Collection. This collects daily attendance data on schools' management information systems. Data is published fortnightly at Local Authority, regional and national level, allowing for more real time data on the use of the attendance code for exclusions (Code E).</p><p>To ensure Local Authorities receive real time data on all suspensions regardless of length, the Department took action through the School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 requiring all schools since September 2022 to share suspension data with Local Authorities ‘without delay’, to assist Local Authorities and safeguarding agencies to successfully support the most vulnerable pupils.</p><p>The Department is investing over £50 million to fund specialist support in mainstream and Alternative Provision schools in the areas where serious violence most impacts pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 185115 question first answered 23/05/2023 10:32:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1627720

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase protections for victims of child criminal exploitation who are excluded from school.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	185115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department collects data on suspensions and permanent exclusions from all state funded schools through the termly School Census. Schools must provide information on the type and reason for the exclusion for the previous two terms.</p><p>Prior to the 2021/22 academic year, data was published on an annual basis covering the whole academic year. Since November 2022 the Department has published the data on a termly basis.</p><p>This fulfils the Department’s commitment to the 2021 report ‘Strengthening Home Education’, where the Education Select Committee suggested that only having an annual statistical release on exclusions may prevent the identification of illegal exclusion practices.</p><p>To further improve the monitoring and oversight of school exclusions, the Department has taken further action by capturing the information directly from schools as part of the Daily Attendance Data Collection. This collects daily attendance data on schools' management information systems. Data is published fortnightly at Local Authority, regional and national level, allowing for more real time data on the use of the attendance code for exclusions (Code E).</p><p>To ensure Local Authorities receive real time data on all suspensions regardless of length, the Department took action through the School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 requiring all schools since September 2022 to share suspension data with Local Authorities ‘without delay’, to assist Local Authorities and safeguarding agencies to successfully support the most vulnerable pupils.</p><p>The Department is investing over £50 million to fund specialist support in mainstream and Alternative Provision schools in the areas where serious violence most impacts pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 185114 question first answered 23/05/2023 10:32:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1627726

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of providing specialist support to children identified as at risk of exclusion.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	185117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to providing world class education, training, and care for everyone whatever their background, and to taking the action needed to address disparities.</p><p>Head teachers use suspensions and permanent exclusions when required, as part of creating calm, safe and supportive classrooms that bring out the best in every pupil. Schools should only use permanent exclusion as a last resort. The Department supports teachers in taking proportionate and measured steps to ensure good behaviour in schools.</p><p>The Department is aware that some groups of children have a greater likelihood of suspension and permanent exclusion than others, although local context means there will be different patterns across the country. The updated ‘Suspension and Permanent Exclusion’ guidance sets out that schools, local authorities, and local partners should work together to understand what lies behind local trends. This guidance is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101498/Suspension_and_Permanent_Exclusion_from_maintained_schools__academies_and_pupil_referral_units_in_England__including_pupil_movement.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101498/Suspension_and_Permanent_Exclusion_from_maintained_schools__academies_and_pupil_referral_units_in_England__including_pupil_movement.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department’s ‘Understanding your data: a guide for school governors and academy trustees’ makes clear that governing boards should carefully consider the level and characteristics of pupils who are leaving the school and challenge the school and academy trust management teams on any permanent exclusions to ensure it is only used as a last resort. This includes looking at suspensions, pupils taken off roll, those directed to be educated off site in Alternative Provision (AP), and whether there are any patterns to the reasons or timing of such moves.</p><p>Schools also have a clear duty not to discriminate against pupils based on protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. Ofsted’s assessment of behaviour in schools includes specific consideration of rates, patterns, and reasons for exclusions, as well as any differences between groups of pupils.</p><p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and AP Implementation Plan, published on 2 March 2023, sets out a new national vision and delivery model for the AP system. As needs will be identified and supported early, this should reduce the numbers of preventable exclusions and expensive long term placements, and lead to improvements in pupils’ wellbeing and outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 185112 185113 question first answered 23/05/2023 15:47:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby