Letter: Relying on them may be a symptom of an education system that is struggling to meet children’s mental health and educational needs, writes Andy Bell
Sharp increase in pupils suspended or excluded from schools in England
Teachers struggling with disruptive and violent behaviour as record 787,000 pupils suspended in 2022-23
Former girls’ school in London to reopen as pioneering youth hub
Oasis St Martin’s Village will offer mentoring and other help for at-risk young people and is intended to be first of many
April 2024
Just two in five pupils in England always feel safe in school, survey finds
Students suspended even for short spells fare worse at GCSEs, study finds
‘Parents didn’t want their kids to be here’: inside the troubled London school that stopped excluding pupils and restored calm
January 2024
Therapy project yields ‘dramatic’ rise in Sats results at London school
Nurture programme devised by Camila Batmanghelidjh to be rolled out to more primary schools after pilot success
December 2023
Strictest academy schools in England suspend 30 times more pupils than the national average
200% suspension rates at ‘zero tolerance’ trusts in England could affect highly vulnerable children, experts warn
October 2023
Disruptive behaviour in English schools worse since Covid, says outgoing Ofsted head
Amanda Spielman says children are walking out of class, or registering but not attending lessons
September 2023
Early intervention is key to protecting children from county lines gangs
Letter: Tracey Burley ofSt Giles Trust on the importance of working with schools to stop vulnerable minors being exploited by criminals in drug hotspots
August 2023
Hundreds of children thrown out of school in English county lines hotspots
Gangs target minors who are out of school and BBC report shows rise in exclusions and suspensions in biggest drug-exporting areas
July 2023
Sir Martyn Oliver: what can schools expect from Ofsted’s next chief?
Push for ‘kinder’ Ofsted in doubt as boss of strict academy chain tipped for top job
May 2022
The outspoken
‘I got fed up with my students ending up in prison or dead’: the teacher fighting to end school exclusions
Why ending school exclusions isn’t easy
April 2022
Ban permanent exclusions from English primaries, says ex-children’s tsar
Anne Longfield says ‘exclusions culture’ rewards removal of some vulnerable children from school roll
March 2022
Revealed: money for educating excluded children funded Bolton bar owner’s social life
Call for ‘seismic change’ in social care system after Robert McGuinness’s use of funds
September 2021
Black Caribbean girls in England ‘twice as likely to be excluded from schools as white girls’
Data also shows that school exclusions for girls are growing at higher rate than for boys
May 2021
Cornwall ‘beach school’ aims to offer hope for vulnerable children
Wave Project charity plans purpose-built facility for Cornish children at risk of being permanently excluded
