Kirklees Permanent Exclusions Guidance (September 2020)
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Changes to the School Exclusion Process During the COVID-19 Outbreak+
This statutory guidance describes the temporary changes we have made to the school exclusion process due to coronavirus (COVID-19). The new regulations change some of the procedures that must be followed in relation to an exclusion, to give greater flexibility to schools, parents and local authorities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. They apply to all maintained schools, academies (including alternative provision academies but excluding 16 to 19 academies) and pupil referral units (PRUs). The normal arrangements and procedures that must follow a decision to exclude on disciplinary grounds (fixed term and permanent) are described in the 2017 statutory guidance ‘Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England’.

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Advice to Schools (including revised Notification Form)+
Permanent-Exclusion-Notification-Form-SEPT-2020
Schools should complete the above form if a decision to permanently exclude is made. The form must be returned to the Education Safeguarding Team without delay. Please note the amended Exclusion Codes
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Advice for Parents & Carers+
All permanent exclusions must be considered by the Governing Board and parents have the right to make representations at this meeting. If the Governing Board refuses readmission of an excluded pupil, parents can request for this decision to be reviewed by an Independent Review Panel.
Parents can contact the following places for advice:
Child Law Advice (a registered charity) – ‘provide information about when a child can be excluded and the obligations of the school to review an exclusion and the right to appeal an exclusion’.
Child Law Advice on School Exclusions
KIAS (Kirklees Information Advice and Support Service)
Tel: 0300 330 1504
Website: http://www.kias.org.uk/
Email: samantha.griffiths@kias.org.uk
SENACT (SEN Assessment and Commissioning Team)
Tel: 01484 456888
Email: senact@kirklees.gov.uk
The National Autistic Society
The National Autistic Society produce detailed information for parents on their website.

