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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Catherine Lough

Zero-exclusions policy at schools can ruin life chances of other pupils – expert

PA Wire

Councils pursuing a zero-exclusions behaviour policy in schools risk ruining the life chances of other pupils, the Government’s behaviour tsar has said.

Tom Bennett, a Government adviser on behaviour, said a new charter introduced by Southwark Council in south London to minimise the number of exclusions could leave children exposed to “indignity and harassment”.

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