A report published by the education select committee in July warned that too many children are being excluded and effectively abandoned in specialist provision.
Since 2013/14, there has been a 40 per cent increase in permanent exclusions across all schools. Among recommendations made by the committee was for government and Ofsted to incentivise schools to be more inclusive.
In its response the government has said that it is looking at ways to reward schools that are inclusive.
"We are considering issues around ‘pupil-mobility' and exploring options to incentivise inclusivity in school performance measures," states the government's response.
The government's response also concedes that the current system of measurements used by Ofsted, including the "progress 8" measure of children's progress, can create a perverse incentive for schools to exclude pupils.
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