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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

School suspension in England only to be for pupils’ most serious misbehaviour

Pupils run up the stairs at a school
Suspensions have hit record levels in England since the end of the Covid pandemic. Nearly a million were issued in the 2023-24 school year. Photograph: Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images

Suspending pupils from school will be reserved for the most serious cases of bad behaviour including violence, according to the latest government guidance to be issued to schools in England.

The Department for Education (DfE) is to announce a consultation on behaviour policy to be included in the forthcoming schools white paper that is intended to keep more children sanctioned for non-violent misbehaviour in schools in units known as “internal suspension”, rather than sending them home.

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