What this policy needs to do
Your policy should aim to act as a failsafe to protect pupils and teaching staff from disruption, and allow learning to take place in a safe, calm and supportive environment.
Roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders – for example, the headteacher and their responsibilities to inform parents/carers, the governing board and the local authority (LA) about suspensions and permanent exclusions How your headteacher will decide whether or not to exclude a pupil – the information they'll take into account, such as whether the pupil has special educational needs (SEN) The duties of the governing board around