"Pupils should not automatically be sent home if they are suspended from school in England and could instead remain on site, the government has said. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said being sent home could mean children "retreating to social media". She said on-site suspensions should be used for pupils who had not been violent. The Department for Education (DfE) said the move, which will form part of broader changes to the school system in England, should limit the amount of learning pupils miss."
"The DfE said pupils could sometimes be set "generic work that does not support learning or reintegration" when they were internally suspended, and it would make clear that "internal suspension is a short, structured intervention with meaningful learning and time for reflection". The number and rate of suspensions had been increasing before Covid, but the rise has accelerated ever since. The number of suspensions increased by 21% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 - from 787,000 to 955,000."
On-site internal suspensions can replace sending pupils home for non-violent incidents to reduce learning loss and social media retreat. Internal suspension must be short, structured, include meaningful learning and time for reflection rather than generic work. The move aims to limit missed learning amid rising suspension numbers, which grew by 21% from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (787,000 to 955,000) and increased the rate from 9.33 to 11.31 per 100 pupils, with the largest rise in primary schools. Headteachers retain discretion over suspension form. Suspensions cause harm through lost learning, but can signal behavioural boundaries.
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