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Examples from schools
Primary schools
Benjamin Adlard Primary School, an academy in Lincolnshire, follows the exclusions policy set by the Anthem Schools Trust. The policy includes:
- Factors the headteacher will take into account when considering an exclusion or suspension
- The approach the school takes when dealing with behaviour linked to a protected characteristic
- A flowchart explaining the governing board's duties to review a decision to permanently exclude a pupil
Charles Dickens Primary School, an academy in Southwark, uses a suspensions and exclusions policy set by The Charter Schools Educational Trust. The policy includes sections on:
- The use of CCTV, witness evidence and pupil views
- Off-site and managed moves
- Complaints
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