Episode 23 - The Difference

The School Leadership Podcast · Jul 16, 2019 · 23m

School exclusions is an issue right at the top of the government’s agenda currently, and it’s no wonder why. After a period of steady decline in the number of pupils being excluded from school, in recent years we have begun to see a worrying reversal in that trend. The government’s own data suggests the rate of exclusions is rising to almost 7,000 a year in England, the equivalent of more than 35 permanent exclusions every school day. Rising rates of exclusion not only have a significant impact on the individuals and schools concerned, but it also has a long-term impact on society too…