A child or young person who is on the Special Educational Needs (SEN) register without an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is over six times more likely to be permanently excluded than a child or young person with no identified SEND (DFE data 2016 – 17). Although the reasons behind these exclusions may be […]
Read MoreThe issue of the use of isolation has hit the press – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46044394. Bernard Allen, Training Consultant & Expert Witness (Liability), has provided the following advice for Team Teach trainers and services: “What the press and TV reports did not seem to realise is that the guidance is at fault here. We have also had […]
Read MoreRecently the DfE published a research project on the information schools provide to support their pupils’ wellbeing and mental health. The report uses a sample to assess activities and approaches adopted in different schools to help schools promote pupil wellbeing. The report findings will be used by the DfE to further understand how it can […]
Read MoreOn 23 March Ofsted published new guidance here for inspectors on the use of physical intervention, restraint and the restriction of liberty. The document guides inspectors on how to ‘question and understand any type of physical intervention or restriction, including the use of isolation/seclusion in schools.’
Read MoreThis guidance applies to all schools and is for: headteachers, teachers and education staff governing bodies, proprietors and management committees It sets out what schools and colleges must do to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18. The DfE have published the guidance dated 5 September 2016 […]
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