Concerns around schools in England using punitive approaches to tackle challenging behaviour have prompted the inquiry, which is being launched by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition.
Tactics used by schools include exclusion and placing children in isolation in so-called removal rooms.
The coalition fears there has been an increase in tough measures to curb challenging behaviour by schools following Covid-19 lockdowns.
It warns that such measures come amid escalating mental health problems among young people. One in six pupils aged between six and 16 have a mental health problem as of 2021, compared to one in nine in 2017, said the coalition.
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