Exclusion or expulsion for a Year 11 student

[vmorley123]

Really need advice of anyone else who has been through this. Do I remove from school before being pushed, or wait and see if it happens, bearing in mind GCSE's only a few months away?

What are your options once you have removed? Remember you have an obligation to keep your child in education until age 17 atm. If s/he is included the LEA has the obligation of providing alternative provision: if you remove him voluntarily the onus is on you. Do you have anything lined up?

If you remove, you will have to find an alternative way for them to do GCSE's. Ask about an extended work experience placement instead.

But what really happens if the student refuses to go to school after this (genuine question). What does OP have to do to avoid a criminal penalty?
I think I would ask about a PRU if I were OP, but may be a terrible idea.

A friend's daughter missed more or less the whole of year 11 - the school wrote letters home but did nothing. Empty threats did nothing to persuade the girl to go to school.

Dd school-refused for the best part of Yrs 10 and 11. We liaised very closely with the school and kept them updated at every opportunity. They came up with a plan for a staggered return which allowed dd to come back gradually and work in the exclusion room away from the class, but go into the lessons she felt able to cope with. They also gave her a reduced timetable with fewer GCSE's. They were a lovely school and did what they could to give her the best chance possible.

The other option would have been to have withdrawn her completely and home schooled officially. Perfectly legal, but not suitable to our case.