Currently when a head teacher excludes a child, the school can be forced by an appeals panel to readmit that child.
According to the government this can undermine a head teacher’s authority and damage the education of the disruptive child and their peers.
But the latest regulations, outlined in the Education Act 2011, mean that from this September, if a child is excluded from a school, academy or pupil referral unit, review panels can ask a school to revisit its decision, but they will not be able to force the school to take back the child.
Schools minister Nick Gibb said: "Restoring the authority of teachers and head teachers is an important part of the objective of raising standards of behaviour in schools.
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