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864492

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date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Exclusions Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the terms of reference for the Timpson Review on the rising number of exclusions in schools have been set; and if so, what they are.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The government has announced an externally led review of exclusions which will be led by the former Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families, Edward Timpson. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and how this affects all pupils, but in particular why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded from school. This includes pupils from certain ethnic groups; pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years; pupils with special educational needs; looked after children; and children in need.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of reference for the exclusions review is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 15:59:33 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name A_Review_of_School_Exclusion-terms_of_reference HL6393.pdf title Terms of reference for the exclusions review
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864493

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Exclusions Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Timpson Review will (1) clarify the numbers of children being excluded because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, and (2) identify what help is being given to such children and their families in schools that do not exclude them.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Exclusions can only be issued for disciplinary reasons. It is unlawful to exclude for a non-disciplinary reason. For example, it would be unlawful to exclude a pupil simply because they have additional needs or a disability that the school feels it is unable to meet.</p><p> </p><p>The annual data on exclusions includes the numbers of children excluded for disciplinary reasons by type of special educational need, including those with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The exclusions review will explore exclusions practice and implications for pupil groups disproportionately represented in the national statistics. The review considers how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils. In particular, it will consider why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded from school. It will also seek to identify best practice which can be shared across the system.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 16:59:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864494

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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 Her Majesty's Government what personal data of children who are excluded is routinely collected in regard to their home backgrounds; and in particular, whether those children live with both parents, and what other close relationships with adults they have.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on excluded pupils is collected from schools via the school census data collection. The department does not routinely collect information about a child’s living arrangements, nor does it collect information on a child’s relationship with their parents or other adults.</p><p>The department does collect the home address and certain other characteristic information that will provide some insight into the home background of individual children. This includes information concerning: whether the pupil would be eligible for free school meals or other funding streams (including early years pupil premium and disability access fund); whether the pupil is a service child; and whether the pupil has left care in England and Wales through either adoption, a special guardianship order, a residence order or a child arrangement order.</p><p>A robust approvals panel and other controls are in place to ensure that our data is safely guarded and used only in legal, secure and ethical ways.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 16:38:10 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864495

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children are in special schools primarily because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The department publishes the number and proportion of pupils with special educational needs, including the type of need and type of school in the annual ‘Special educational needs in England’ statistical release, which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The type of need ‘Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties’ was removed in 2015 and ‘Social Emotional and Mental Health’ was added as a new type of need. Under the new categorisation, 13,493 children were in Special Schools as of the department’s last statistical release, in 2017. This new category is not expected to be treated as a direct replacement, therefore direct comparison is not advised.</p><p> </p><p>We have launched a review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils, but in particular why some groups of children (including those with special education needs) are more likely to be excluded from school. Views and evidence can be submitted via the call for evidence which is open until 6 May.</p><p>We have also set out our vision for transforming the education provided to those who would not otherwise receive it, including because they have been excluded from school. ‘Creating opportunity for all: our vision for alternative provision’, which is attached, sets out our plans to ensure that children in alternative provision receive consistently high-quality education so that they can achieve their potential, and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-opportunity-for-all-our-vision-for-alternative-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-opportunity-for-all-our-vision-for-alternative-provision</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL6397 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:58:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL6396 HL6397 attachment.pdf title Creating opportunity for all
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864496

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children have a statement of special educational needs or an education health and care plan primarily because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The department publishes the number and proportion of pupils with special educational needs, including the type of need and type of school in the annual ‘Special educational needs in England’ statistical release, which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The type of need ‘Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties’ was removed in 2015 and ‘Social Emotional and Mental Health’ was added as a new type of need. Under the new categorisation, 13,493 children were in Special Schools as of the department’s last statistical release, in 2017. This new category is not expected to be treated as a direct replacement, therefore direct comparison is not advised.</p><p> </p><p>We have launched a review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils, but in particular why some groups of children (including those with special education needs) are more likely to be excluded from school. Views and evidence can be submitted via the call for evidence which is open until 6 May.</p><p>We have also set out our vision for transforming the education provided to those who would not otherwise receive it, including because they have been excluded from school. ‘Creating opportunity for all: our vision for alternative provision’, which is attached, sets out our plans to ensure that children in alternative provision receive consistently high-quality education so that they can achieve their potential, and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-opportunity-for-all-our-vision-for-alternative-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-opportunity-for-all-our-vision-for-alternative-provision</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL6396 question first answered 29/03/2018 16:58:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL6396 HL6397 attachment.pdf title Creating opportunity for all
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer