b'Persistent disruptive behaviour and exclusionsThe reality is that children with social and emotional needs are at risk of exclusion and a long-term trajectory of social exclusion and mental and physical ill health.Many children are living within environmental and relationalExcluded children are more likely to be contexts that hinder their capacity to thrive in life andin care, have grown up in poverty, or learning. This demonstrates an even more urgent picturehave special educational needs. 20of the need for schools to provide enhanced wellbeingSchools need to be places of safety, environments, a much greater focus on a social and emotionalnurture and care as well as providing curriculum, wellbeing approaches and qualitative intervention.environments for enriched learning. There are on average 40 exclusionsBoys have higher suspension and permanent 40 per day with one in 20 children3x exclusions rates with nearly three times the given a temporary exclusion number of permanent exclusionsThe permanent exclusion rate forPersistent disruptive behaviour5x pupils eligible for free school mealsNo 1 remains the main reason for suspensions (FSM) is around ve times higher thanand permanent exclusionsfor those not eligibleLooked after children are veMore than half of all exclusions occur 5x times morelikely to be temporarily50% in Year 9 or above - suspensions and excluded than pupils overall permanent exclusions peak at age 13Black Caribbean pupils are overPupils with special educational needs 3x three times more likely to be6x are six times more likely to be permanently excluded permanently excludedThe figures from the DfE published 20 July 2023Boys have almost double the rate of suspensions, and (collected from last years school census) showednearly three times the number of permanent exclusions. that the most common reason across all permanentThe suspension rate for pupils with an education, health exclusions was persistent disruptive behaviour, recordedand care (EHC) plan is 17.63, and for pupils with SEN 3,050 times (against 47% of permanent exclusions). with no EHC plan (SEN support) is 18.59, compared to Persistent disruptive behaviour was also the most4.69 for children without SEN. Permanent exclusions for common across all suspensions or fixed periodpupils with an EHC plan is 0.13, and for pupils with SEN exclusions, recorded 289,600 times (against 50%support is 0.25, compared to 0.05 for those without SEN.of fixed period exclusions). The total number ofThe suspension rate is 16.02 for pupils eligible for free pupils with a suspension increased from 182,500school meals (FSM), compared to 4.26 and the permanent to 252,500, an increase of 38% from 2020/21. exclusion rate for pupils eligible for FSM is 0.20, around The increase in suspensions in 2021/22five times higher than for those not eligible, at 0.04.is across all school types: The highest suspension and permanent exclusions rates increased for secondary pupils by 68% are in the North East, at 10.69 and 0.13. The lowest increased for primary pupils by 43% suspension rate is in Outer London at 4.14 and the lowest increased for special school pupils by 39% permanent exclusion rate is in Inner London at 0.03.Source: Department for Education (DfE) Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England July 2023 19hamishandmilo.org 7'