UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF SCHOOL EXCLUSIONS : teachers, parents and... schools perspectives

This book outlines a study of the causes and consequences of school exclusions. It explores the experiences of schools, teachers, parents, and governors and includes a focus on the experience of Black and minority ethnic students and those with special educational needs and disabilities. The book presents the results of detailed empirical research from English schools that studied teachers, school leaders, parents, governors, educational psychologists, and school staff experience with school exclusions. The book examines the scale of the problem and underlying factors, the disproportionality of exclusions for SEND and minority ethnic students, comparative international literature on exclusions and implications for policy, practice, and research. Providing a comprehensive overview of the factors affecting school exclusions, the book will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and students in the areas of education policy, inclusion and special education needs in education. It will also be of interest to policy makers and education professionals including special educational needs co-ordinators and headteachers. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of illustrations Acknowledgements Glossary - A guide to acronyms Note on terminology Part I: Introduction: School exclusions contexts and policy concerns Chapter 1: Introduction: The scale of exclusions problems and policy concerns Why the interest in school exclusions? The aims of the book and a note on research The structure of the book Note References Chapter 2: Factors associated with rise in school exclusions Introduction Reasons for school exclusions Factors associated with rising school exclusions Education market and fragmentation of the education system in England Informal off-rolling Rising numbers of children in poverty and with complex needs Austerity and funding cuts Other reasons Conclusions References Part II: The experience of teachers, school staff and parents with school exclusions Chapter 3: Teachers’, school staffs’, and governors’ experience with school exclusions Teachers and school leaders’ experience with school exclusions Off-rolling The transition from primary to secondary school experience Home environment Lack of specialist initial teacher training Identity Family structures Experience with supporting excluded children beyond the school gate Special educational needs coordinators’ experience with school exclusions School governors’ experience with exclusions Conclusions References Chapter 4: The views and experience of parents with school exclusions Introduction Key findings Conclusions References Part III: Ethnic and special educational needs disproportionality in school exclusions Chapter 5: Ethnic disproportionality in school exclusions Introduction The scale of the problem Reasons for ethnic disproportionality in school exclusions Institutional racism Teachers’ low expectations Single-parent factor Poverty factor Training and induction issues Lack of diversity of school workforce Some approaches to tackle ethnic disproportionality Conclusions References Chapter 6: Special educational needs disproportionality in school exclusions Introduction Factors associated with SEN disproportionality in school exclusions Behaviour difficulties Lack of appropriate training for teachers about SEN and behaviour management Austerity and funding cuts Conclusions References Chapter 7: International experience of school exclusions: Ethnic and special educational needs disproportionality Introduction Experience in ethnic disproportionality Experience in SEN disproportionality Conclusions References Part IV: What are the lessons for those concerned with school exclusions? Chapter 8: Tackling exclusions, conclusions, and implications Lessons for tackling school exclusions Conclusions Implications for policy, practice and research Implications for central government and local authorities in England Implications for schools and school leaders Implications for tackling ethnic disproportionality in school exclusions Implications for tackling SEN disproportionality Implications for school exclusions data collection at the national and international levels Implications for future research agenda References Index