Fixed Term Exclusion. All Exclusions will be sanctioned by the Head Teacher. Good discipline in schools in essential to ensure that all students can benefit from the opportunities provided by education. The Government supports Head Teachers in using exclusion as a sanction where it is warranted. Permanent Exclusion will be used as a last resort, in response to a serious breach, or persistent breaches of the school’s behaviour policy and where allowing the student to remain in school would seriously harm the education or welfare of the student or others in the school. There may be situations where it is deemed necessary for a member of staff to use reasonable force or control to manage a student. • remove disruptive students from the classroom where they have refused to follow an instruction to leave; • prevent a student behaving in a way that disrupts a school event or a school trip or visit; • prevent a student leaving the classroom where allowing the student to leave would risk their safety or lead to behaviour that disrupts the behaviour of others; • prevent a student from attacking a member of staff or another student, or to stop a fight • restrain a student at risk of harming themselves or others through physical outbursts. Please consult the Positive Handling policy for further information. In addition to the general power to use reasonable force described above, Head Teachers and authorised staff can use such force as is reasonable given the circumstances to conduct a search for the following “prohibited items”: knives and weapons, alcohol, illegal drugs, stolen items, tobacco and cigarette papers, fireworks, pornographic images, and any article that has been or is likely to be used to commit an offence, cause personal injury or damage to property. Force cannot be used to search for items banned under the school rules. These powers cover searches in school and on authorised school activities elsewhere, such as school trips. The overall power to enforce disciplinary penalties covers the use of confiscation as a disciplinary sanction. This includes seizure and, as appropriate, the retention and disposal of certain items. As with other sanctions, confiscation must be applied in a reasonable and proportionate way. A member of staff will have a specific statutory defence if s/he can prove that any seizure, retention or disposal of a particular item was lawful. Weapons and knives and extreme or child pornography must always be handed over to the Police, otherwise it is up to t...
Fixed Term Exclusion. The Headteacher can decide to exclude a student, for a fixed term, taking into account all the circumstances, the evidence available and the need to balance the interests of the student against those of the whole school community. Fixed term exclusions can also be issued for one off serious offences by the Headteacher. This would also include any incidents that bring the school into disrepute. For any length of time served through a fixed term exclusion, work will be set for the student during the absence. Parents/Carers will be informed about the decision of a fixed term exclusion via a phone call from a member of SLT and then a letter from the School will be sent. The letter will inform parents of who to contact to arrange a return from exclusion meeting. On return to school, the student and parents must meet with a member of the SLT or the HOY with the following. ● Behaviour log ● Attendance record ● Latest interim report ● PSP or BSP documentation (if in place) ● Checklist for intervention ● Readmission papers – which are to be signed As a result of the exclusion, if appropriate the student may be placed on a Behaviour Support Plan. If appropriate, a Managed Move is discussed with parents. Targets will be set in line with the reason the student was excluded and other concerns determined from analysing the student’s behaviour log, attendance record and latest interim report.
Fixed Term Exclusion. These can be used to enable an incident to be fully investigated or where a temporary removal is required in the interests of good discipline or safety. A Head may exclude for up to 45 days of any academic year. Parents will be expected to see the person named in correspondence by the Headteacher to discuss matters before any excluded pupil is allowed to return to school. A pupil cannot be excluded for longer than 5 days without alternative provision being made at an another institution. (A Sample letter is included in the appendix which sets out the rights of parents.)
Fixed Term Exclusion. The decision to issue a Fixed Term exclusion lies with the Headteacher • Fixed Term exclusions are used as a sanction of last resort. Students who fail to comply with Internal Exclusion will face a fixed term exclusion. • A re-integration meeting with parents/carers will be scheduled at the end of or during a Fixed Term Exclusion, to have taken place before the student returns to lessons.
Fixed Term Exclusion. A formal exclusion (FTE) may be issued for persistent breaches of the Behaviour Code as noted above or for an offence deemed too serious to be dealt with through FTEC or FTEC+. • Fixed term exclusion is a legal process and so any decision to formally exclude a student is always a last resort and will always be made making ‘reasonable adjustment’ for any relevant circumstances. • The length of any FTE will be determined by the seriousness of the offence and the surrounding circumstances with each case taken on merit. However, in the case of repeated similar offences the length of FTE will increase incrementally with each subsequent offence.
Fixed Term Exclusion. In the case of severe violation of the Conisborough Code, Senior Leadership Team (SLT) detentions - internal or fixed term exclusions - may be issued.
