School behaviour and exclusions

Behaviour policies and checklists. Advice on managing drugs, exclusions statistics, searching and screening guidance. Using reasonable force.

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Services

• Behaviour in schools: sanctions and exclusions

  Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs

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Guidance and regulation

• School suspensions and permanent exclusions
  • Statutory guidance
  • 19 August 2024
  • Department for Education
• Behaviour in schools
  • Guidance
  • 19 February 2024
  • Department for Education
• Searching, screening and confiscation in schools
  • Guidance
  • 19 July 2023
  • Department for Education
• Use of reasonable force in schools
  • Guidance
  • 17 July 2013
  • Department for Education
• School exclusions: guide for parents
  • Guidance
  • 25 May 2023
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• Celebrating positive behaviour in school
  • 5 June 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Case study
• Using simple, clear behaviour expectations in school
  • 5 June 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Case study
• Edward Timpson publishes landmark exclusions review
  • 7 May 2019
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Impact of smartphones on behaviour in lessons to be reviewed
  • 13 September 2015
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• New reforms to raise standards and improve behaviour
  • 16 June 2015
  • Department for Education
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: 2022 to 2023
  • 18 July 2024
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: spring term 2022 to 2023
  • 18 April 2024
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• Use of reasonable force in AP and special schools
  • 21 March 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: autumn term 2022 to 2023
  • 23 November 2023
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics
• Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: spring term 2021 to 2022
  • 20 April 2023
  • Department for Education
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Strengthening protections in unregistered alternative provision
  • 9 May 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 05 July 2024
• Revised behaviour in schools guidance and suspension and permanent exclusions guidance
  • 27 July 2022
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 31 March 2022
• Behaviour management strategies, in-school units and managed moves: call for evidence
  • 29 June 2021
  • Department for Education
  • Closed call for evidence
• School exclusions review: call for evidence
  • 11 June 2019
  • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Race Disparity Unit
  • Call for evidence outcome
• School exclusions review: terms of reference
  • 16 March 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Education, children’s social care and offending
  • 20 July 2023
  • Department for Education and Ministry of Justice
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• Ministry of Justice