Exclusions

The team provides advice and guidance on the exclusion process to head teachers, governors, parents and colleagues for both primary and secondary schools as well as maintaining a database of all exclusions and providing exclusions data as required.

The team also deals with elective home education.

• DfE School exclusion guidance 2017 (gov.uk)
• DfE School exclusion guidance 2017 - summary of changes (pdf)
• LA exclusion procedures - guidance for schools and governors (word)
• Exclusion letter templates for high, primary and special schools (word)
• Exclusion letter templates for PRU (word)
• Exclusion decision letter - guidance for schools (pdf)
• Parent/carer guidance leaflet (pdf)

Updated Local Authority exclusion notification forms

The notification forms below are in word format unless otherwise mentioned and should be emailed to Exclusionsteam@ealing.gov.uk

Key to exclusion category codes(word)
Key for ethnic origin, reason for exclusion and type of SEN

EXF - fixed term exclusion 2017/18 (primary)
EXF - fixed term exclusion 2017/18 (high)
EXF - fixed term exclusion 2017/18 (high, including sixth form)
EXF - fixed term exclusion 2017/18 (special)

EXL - lunchtime exclusion 2017/18 (primary)
EXL - lunchtime exclusion 2017/18 (high)
EXL - lunchtime exclusion 2017/18 (special)

EXP - permanent exclusion 2017/18 (primary)
EXP - permanent exclusion 2017/18 (high)
EXP - permanent exclusion 2017/18 (special)
EXP - permanent exclusion 2017/18 (high, including sixth form)

School to school managed move

Protocol for school to school managed move / templates for headteachers (word)
MM - managed move school to school notification 2015/16 (high) (word)
The completed form, as well as the managed move school-to-school offer letter to the pupil's parent/carer, should be emailed to: Exclusionsteam@ealing.gov.uk

CCTV footage

Guidance for schools when considering CCTV footage as evidence for exclusion.

Exclusion data summary reports

Primary school summary and comparison 2016/17*
High school summary and comparison 2016/17*
The reports provide a summary of exclusion data for Ealing schools, along with a comparison against data in previous years, looking at the number of exclusions by areas such as year group, reason for exclusion, post-code, SEN stage etc.

*As a result of consultation, access is currently restricted to head teachers for the relevant phase, who have been notified of passwords via email. As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for future reports.

Contact

Debby Legg, principal officer exclusions or the exclusions support officer
Ben Lundy, exclusions and elective home education support officer
Service tel: 020 8825 5070
Service email: Exclusionsteam@ealing.gov.uk