What happens following a permanent exclusion

Primary pupils

If your child is at primary school, the Inclusion Support Service (ISS) will aim to identify a new school place as soon as possible by working with:

• you
• the Primary Behaviour Service (PBS)
• the LA Admissions Team
• the Hampshire Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Service (if appropriate)

Legally, you have the right to apply to a new school place, but consideration needs to be given if this is in the best interest of your child at this time.

If your child has an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP), you need to work with the SEND Service to identify a new school though the LA Admissions Team:

Alternatively, you can apply directly to an Academy if it is its own Admissions Authority. Check the website of any Academy you are interested in for details of how to apply.

Secondary pupils

Your child will have been receiving full-time education from the sixth day of the exclusion. The duty to provide appropriate full-time education will remain with the local authority, and a long-term assessment of the pupil’s needs will take place.

Some children may be ready to return to school quicker than others; others would benefit from some time to address their behaviours in a more focused way.

When your child is ready to return to a school, this will be discussed with you and you will be asked which school(s) you have a preference for. The EC will work with you and directly contact suitable schools whereby your preferences, and the needs of your child, are considered before a place is confirmed.