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Appealing against Permanent Exclusion

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McTemp · 07/07/2011 15:16

Would love to pick some brains out there! A friend of mine has a daughter in Year 8 who has just been permanently excluded, and this exclusion has been upheld by the Governing body. Parents want to appeal this decision.

The reason given for the exclusion was "persistent distruptive behaviour", and they outlined a number of examples of this.

While parent doesn't dispute most of these took place, it is clear that this is a very high achieving school, and her daughter struggles academically (School Action Plus for dyslexia), and I think the school are keen to get rid of the child, as her grades affect their results.

The child in question is also deaf in one ear, and parents would like to appeal because they don't believe their daughters disabilities have been taken into account. The decision letter states:

"staff received training how to deal with deafness on an annual basis, but accepted that perhaps not all teachers were aware of X's hearing loss."

Parents believe that the child's misbehaviour in class arose because of her disability as it was likely that she couldn?t hear instructions given to her and was placed in the back of the class when she should have been at the front.

Has anyone got advice about what the exclusion appeal process is like, and what sort of things parents might need to prove?

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Goblinchild · 07/07/2011 19:59

I think you missed the point of the OP maypole.
As someone whose son was given a few fixed-term exclusions, I can assure you that it sometimes really isn't down to parenting.

maypole1 · 07/07/2011 19:56

Yes being deaf in one ear is a bloody red herring my sone has global development delay and a poor working memory and has not once been in trouble at school shes only been i shook for 2 years this wouldn't be their first step, and I can imagine being a high achieving school they will not tolerate any more Tom foolery and that's as it should be if I were your "friend" I would get to a parenting class get some firm rules in place and start
A fresh

Disruptive children is why so many good teachers leave and why so many bright students can't learn.

And the shame of it is I bet that is a over sebcribed School and Children who parents would sell their soul to get tin who would bloody behave

tethersend · 07/07/2011 18:38

How many days' fixed term exclusion had she had before being permanently excluded?

Has she had a Pastoral Support Plan?

Goblinchild · 07/07/2011 18:32

Yes, I've now realised that she's not your DD, but I'm usually woffling on the sn boards to a parent. Blush

Goblinchild · 07/07/2011 18:30

Whilst agreeing that to be permanently excluded in Y8 is fairly drastic, and that there must be other children in the school whose learning disabilities bring down the results who are not excluded, and that all children have the right to an education...
I'd be looking at the needs that she had that were identified to the school and by the school, the support the school put in place to meet her needs, what happened after the first, second, twentieth incident of severe disruptive behaviour and what strategies the school tried to respond to the disruptive behaviour and why they were ineffective.
I'd have copies of all communications relevant to the sequence of events and be able to trace the path that led to the exclusion.
As the parent, you'd be trying to show that despite your support and involvement, the school had not done all things possible within their power to prevent what has now happened. You'd need specific examples and what could have been done in your opinion, rather than a general rant.
The school will be trying to show that they've done everything possible, adapted and supported, given her and you lots of opportunities to turn around her behaviour and that despite their best efforts, failure has been the outcome and they are left with no alternative but to permanently exclude.

grumpypants · 07/07/2011 18:23

That's not an exhaustive list - just a starting point.

grumpypants · 07/07/2011 18:22

is it an academy or an la school? Google ACE, and follow the links to the appeal booklets. Dig out all of the reports from medical professionals etc and see if the strategies advised were followed in school. Ask for the behaviour policy, read the exclusions guidance (on the dfe website), and ask for an independent appeal panel to be convened.

noblegiraffe · 07/07/2011 18:19

It's quite difficult to get a kid permanently excluded in my experience - she must have been pretty bad, especially if only in Y8.

Marjoriew · 07/07/2011 18:00

So how does being deaf in one ear make a child disruptive to the point of being permanently excluded?
And when does the child become accountable for her behaviour?
I had to take my grandson out of his local school and HE him because there were disruptive children in his class.

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McTemp · 07/07/2011 16:56

bump?

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