CONTENTS Introduction Section 1 Page 1 Guiding Principles School Policies and Practice Section 2 Page 3 Positive School Ethos Support Systems Early/Staged Intervention The Use of Exclusion Section 3 Page 6 Special Circumstances Pupils with Additional Support Needs Looked After Children Pupils on the Child Protection Register Pupils living in school residences Management of Exclusion Procedures Section 4 Page 9 Regulations Exclusions of 1-5 days Exclusions of 6-10 days Exclusions of 11-15 days Exclusions of more than 15 days Dealing with Serious Offences Communication with Parents/Carers Unresolved Exclusions Section 5 Appeals Procedures Page 13 References Page 13 Key considerations before decision to exclude Appendix 1a, 1b Page 14 Appendix 2 Key considerations once the decision to exclude has been Page 17 made Appendix 3 Pro forma exclusion letter Page 19 Appendix 4 Pro forma letter for pupils Page 20 Appendix 5 Parents/Carers/Pupils Leaflet Page 21
CONTENTS Section 1 Introduction Guiding Principles Page 1 Section 2 School Policies and Practice Positive School Ethos Support Systems Early/Staged Intervention Page 3 Section 3 The Use of Exclusion Special Circumstances Pupils with Additional Support Needs Looked After Children Pupils on the Child Protection Register Pupils living in school residences Page 6 Section 4 Management of Exclusion Procedures Regulations Exclusions of 1-5 days Exclusions of 6-10 days Exclusions of 11-15 days Exclusions of more than 15 days Dealing with Serious Offences Communication with Parents/Carers Unresolved Exclusions Page 9 Section 5 Appeals Procedures Page 13 References Page 13 Appendix 1a, 1b Key considerations before decision to exclude Page 14 Appendix 2 Key considerations once the decision to exclude has been made Page 17 Appendix 3 Pro forma exclusion letter Page 19 Appendix 4 Pro forma letter for pupils Page 20 Appendix 5 Parents/Carers/Pupils Leaflet Page 21
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