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?

Imagine being eight years old and trying to make sense of why some classmates learn differently, communicate differently, or react differently to noise and change. For many children, these differences can feel confusing—and sometimes lead to misunderstanding or exclusion. That’s where the LEANS programme comes in. What Is LEANS? LEANS stands for Learning About Neurodiversity at School , a free, teacher-led programme designed for mainstream primary schools. It introduces pupi