Former education secretary Charles Clarke had wanted schools to have arrangements in place by September to take on pupils who have been excluded from neighbouring schools. But his successor, Ruth Kelly, last week gave schools an additional year to make the arrangements, saying that local partnerships needed to be formed first.
The announcement came as the Government and the Conservatives unveiled rival proposals to improve discipline in schools.
Addressing a conference of secondary heads in Blackpool, Kelly urged schools to "redraw the line on what is acceptable behaviour". She announced that Ofsted inspectors would make repeat visits to schools with serious behaviour problems until they improved.
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