Schools and learning

Fixed period exclusions

• You should have received a letter from your child’s headteacher telling you the reasons for the exclusion, the length of the exclusion (in school days) and the date and time when your child must return to school.
• A child cannot be excluded from school for a period of more than 45 school days in any school year.
• If your child has been excluded from school for more than one day, the school will provide work for you to collect and return for marking. Details of these arrangements will be enclosed in your letter.
• If your child has been excluded for between 1-5 days, you may make representation to the governors' Discipline Committee, but you do not have the right to attend the meeting.
• If your child has been excluded for between 6-15 days, the governors' Discipline Committee will meet, if requested to do so by a parent, to review the exclusion. You are entitled to attend this meeting. The school will write to you with details and the arrangements for this meeting.
• Details of your child’s exclusion will be entered on their school records.
• You have a right to see your child’s school record. If you would like to do so, you will need to contact the school directly.