Exclusion and suspension panels
Guidance for governors and trustees reviewing the headteacher's decision to suspend or exclude a pupil.
Governing boards have a statutory duty to consider certain instances of pupil suspension and exclusion. This forms part of the board’s wider role to hold executive leaders to account for the lawful use of suspension and exclusion.
The mechanism for this is a meeting whereby a panel of governors/trustees determine whether the headteacher’s decision to exclude was lawful, reasonable, and procedurally fair.
Our guidance for governors and trustees serving on an exclusion panel covers:
- the purpose of the panel meeting
- reviewing the evidence
- questions to ask
- reaching a decision
The guide also includes a decision-making framework to help the panel consider the facts and consult relevant sources of evidence.
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