The heads of 289 secondary schools have teamed up to set up special"cooler" units where disruptive pupils can be sent for up to twodays.
The schools are in 39 partnerships across England and the units areexpected to become operational later this month.
Schools minister Jacqui Smith said: "Significant progress with behaviourpartnerships shows that schools are willing and able to collaborate andadopt greater freedoms locally."
The Department for Education and Skills stressed that cooler units wouldbe different from existing pupil referral units, which are for excludedchildren. A spokesman said: "These will be for taking disruptive pupilsout of the classroom for a short time."
The department has not yet promised additional funding for the schoolsinvolved but is expected to make resources available shortly. Thespokesman said: "Schools working together will be able to draw moneydown from the local authority. More detail will be announced."
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