Pupil Exclusions

House of Lords written question – answered at on 12 June 2014.

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Photo of Lord Quirk Lord Quirk Crossbench

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it has been their policy for fixed-period exclusions from school to remain broadly constant over the past decade and for permanent exclusions to fall sharply year by year; if so, how they assess the outcome; and if not, how they account for the difference.

Photo of Lord Nash Lord Nash The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education

Exclusion is a decision for headteachers alone to take. The Government does not set targets or expected levels for exclusion. Rather, the Government’s policy is that headteachers need to ensure good discipline in schools, in the interest of all their pupils, and should feel confident in using exclusion where they believe this is warranted by a pupil’s behaviour.

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