A behaviour plan is in place and staff are following it. Yet the pupil is removed from class again. For Trust leaders, that raises a practical question: is the plan changing what happens next, or simply managing each incident until exclusion begins to look inevitable?

Permanent exclusion is rarely about a single incident. More often, it reflects unmet needs, escalating pressures, and a lack of time to step back and understand what a young person is communicating through their behaviour. The Enable Inclusion Team (EIT) developed a Reducing Permanent Exclusion Risk approach to support pupils at highest risk — and there may be valuable lessons here for schools. The Role of Educational Psychologists Educational Psychologists (EPs) were