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785894

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date	07/11/2017
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 action they have taken in response to the report by the Children's Commissioner of March 2013, They Go the Extra Mile: Reducing inequality in school exclusions, in particular with regard to recommendations 2, 4 and 10.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>All children are entitled to a good education, regardless of their circumstances. As the Commissioner’s report of March 2013 set out, the issues that underlie the disparity seen in school exclusions are complex.</p><p> </p><p>The department collects and publishes data on the use of exclusion, including by type of school, and by pupil characteristic.</p><p> </p><p>The exclusions guidance ‘Exclusion from maintained schools, Academies and pupil referral units in England’, attached, is clear that all schools should consider what extra support might be needed to identify and address the needs of children from groups with disproportionally high rates of exclusion, in order to reduce their risk of exclusion.</p><p> </p><p>There are also safeguards in place to ensure that schools meet the duties described in this guidance. Head teachers’ exclusion decisions can be reviewed by the school governing body. If a parent believes that their child has been excluded from school without regard to the guidance, they should complain through the official school complaint procedure with the governing body. Ofsted assess a school’s use of exclusion, including the rates, patterns and reasons for exclusion, as well as any differences between groups of pupils as part of their inspection of schools.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently announced an externally led review of exclusions practice and implications for pupil groups disproportionately represented in the national statistics. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils, but particularly why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded from school. The department will publish full details of the review, including how views can be submitted, in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/11/2017 11:31:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name 20170831_Exclusion_Stat_guidance_Web_version.pdf title Exclusion From Maintained Schools, Academies and..
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

785895

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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 advice they give to state-funded schools about excluding pupils for reasons other than those connected to behaviour.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Exclusion on any grounds other than discipline is unlawful. The Government supports head teachers in using exclusion as a sanction where it is warranted. However, permanent exclusion should only be used as a last resort, in response to a serious breach or persistent breaches of the school's behaviour policy; and where allowing the pupil to remain in school would seriously harm the education or welfare of the pupil or others in the school.</p><p> </p><p>The department publishes statutory guidance, attached, for head teachers and governors on exclusion: ‘Exclusion from maintained schools, Academies and pupil referral units in England’. The guidance covers the process from start to finish, and makes clear the factors that a head teacher should take into account before taking a decision to exclude.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/11/2017 11:42:52 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name 20170831_Exclusion_Stat_guidance_Web_version.pdf title Exclusion from maintained schools
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

785897

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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 action they take when Ofsted determines that pupils have been "off-rolled" by a state-funded school in an attempt to maximise their results and league table rankings.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>A pupil can only lawfully be deleted from the admission register on the grounds prescribed in regulation 8 of the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 as amended.</p><p>Schools can exclude pupils, either permanently or for a fixed period, for disciplinary reasons, and the department supports schools in using exclusion where this is warranted. Permanent exclusion should only be used as a last resort, in response to a serious breach or persistent breaches of the school's behaviour policy and where allowing the pupil to remain in school would seriously harm the education or welfare of the pupil or others in the school.</p><p>Following media coverage of inappropriate off-rolling this summer, the department wrote to all secondary schools, reminding them of the rules surrounding exclusion.</p><p>Ofsted has recently issued guidance to inspectors, reminding them to be alert to this matter. The guidance makes clear that instances of off-rolling should be discussed with school leaders during the inspection, and should inform the evaluation of evidence for the effectiveness of leadership and management, and outcomes for pupils.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/11/2017 13:38:58 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

785899

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of a school.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL3047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>In section 4 of the Education Act 1996, the principal definition of a “school” is “an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing primary or secondary education or both types of education.”</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/11/2017 11:32:14 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie