The proposals, which have been drawn up by the council and local head teachers, will see pupils educated in a number of new short-stay centres based in, or linked to, schools.
This is intended to reduce the number of pupils in out-of-school provision – such as pupil referral units and out-of-borough special school placements.
The changes also aim to allow pupils who are excluded to be re-integrated back into mainstream school as quickly as possible.
Andrea Milner, Doncaster’s lead member for children and young people, said the proposals had been put together after "substantial discussions and analysis" on how to improve existing provision.
"There are some children and young people whose behaviour is challenging and who find it difficult to engage in learning for a variety of reasons," she said.
"We are committed to developing a set of new services to provide better and more inclusive arrangements for these pupils that will ultimately lead to improved educational and social outcomes for children and young people of Doncaster."
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