CYP Now - Let’s halve school exclusions by the end of the decade

Our school exclusions system is failing.

Sabrina Jones is the founder of Say It With Your Chest. Picture: Say It With Your Chest

We have some of the highest rates of exclusions in the world.

School exclusions are not being applied consistently or fairly. Children with special educational needs (SEN), Black Caribbean, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils, and children who are eligible for free school meals are all more likely to be excluded.

Let’s be clear. We don’t argue that schools should never exclude pupils. We recognise that, in the most extreme cases (i.e physical or sexual assault), exclusions may be a necessary and justified response to a pupil’s actions.

But our argument is simple. Too many children are being excluded from schools.

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