The group, which will meet over the next few months, will be made up of heads and teachers who are experts in school discipline.
Its remit is to advise the Government on how to deliver "a culture of respect" in all schools.
Schools minister Jacqui Smith revealed the Government's latest plans for the group in response to a Parliamentary question. She said: "There will not be a pupil representative on the group itself but the group will be receiving representations from children and young people."
Her comments were seized upon by campaign group Action on Rights for Children.
Policy director Terri Dowty said: "It is astonishing that there is not any kind of pupil representation on this group. It just perpetuates the 'them and us' mentality."
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