Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

Part III E+W Grant-maintained schools

Chapter X E+W General and Miscellaneous

Exclusion of pupils E+W

307 Restrictions on power to exclude pupils. E+W

(1) The head teacher of any grant-maintained school may not—

(a) so exercise the power to exclude a pupil from the school for one or more fixed periods that the pupil is so excluded for more than 15 school days in any one term, or

(b) exclude a pupil from the school for an indefinite period;

but this subsection is without prejudice to the power to exclude a pupil from the school permanently.

(2) Subsection (1) has effect, in the case of a school having articles of government, despite anything in the articles.

Valid from 01/09/1998

[307A F1 Exclusion appeals. E+W

Schedule 25A to this Act has effect in relation to the procedure on any appeal which—

(a) is made in pursuance of arrangements made by the governing body of a grant-maintained school by virtue of paragraph 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 23 (content of articles of government), and

(b) relates to a decision not to reinstate a pupil who has been permanently excluded from the school.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 307A inserted (1.9.1998) by 1997 c. 44, s. 8(1) (with s. 57(3)); S.I. 1998/386, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt.IV