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Year 11 students who were excluded from school risk missing out on further education and training due to the Covid-19 pandemic, headteachers have said.
Thousands of Year 11 pupils risk losing out on further training in September, new research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock
Thousands of Year 11 pupils risk losing out on further training in September, new research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

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Excluded students ‘will not be in school, college or training in September’

Thousands of Year 11 students who have been excluded from school will not have a place in further education or training in September due to disruption caused by the pandemic, headteachers have warned.

A survey, carried out by the teacher training charity The Difference and thinktank the Centre for Social Justice, showed that leaders of alternative education providers expected a quarter of their pupils not to be in education, employment or training (Neet) in September.

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