The report into educational exclusion argues that schools are using illegal or unscrupulous practices, such as convincing parents to home educate to avoid their children being expelled, even if the parents are unable to provide a proper education for the child.
The use of "managed moves" to other schools, dual registrations – where pupils are registered to attend both a school and a pupil referral unit (PRU) – and part-time timetables also fail some of the most vulnerable pupils, the report claimed, since children are often left without a structured education.
"Some schools are taking an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ approach to challenging pupils, and getting their behaviour ‘off their hands’," the report said.
"All too often their learning is not carefully or adequately structured. Neither is it tailored to their abilities, aptitudes or needs.
"Some schools are not monitoring their attendance, progress or behaviour. In the absence of pastoral or therapeutic support, many children and young people’s needs remain unmet and can become more entrenched."
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