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<p>It is the duty of the schools to arrange for the provision of suitable full time
education from the sixth day of a fixed period exclusion. Local authorities are responsible
for arranging suitable full time education for permanently excluded pupils, which
must begin no later than the sixth day of the exclusion.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative
Provision (AP) is the system in place to educate pupils of compulsory school age who
would not otherwise receive a suitable education. The government is taking forward
a programme of reform to AP. This includes a £4 million Alternative Provision Innovation
Fund with 9 projects underway to improve outcomes for children in AP.</p><p> </p><p>Edward
Timpson CBE is leading a review of exclusions, which will consider how schools use
exclusion and in particular why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded
from school. The review will report in due course. The full terms of reference for
the review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference</a>.</p>
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