Part 7Discipline, behaviour and exclusion
Chapter 2Parental responsibilities and excluded pupils
Excluded pupils
I1100Duty of governing body or proprietor where pupil excluded for fixed period
1
Except in prescribed cases, the governing body of a relevant school in England must make arrangements for the provision of suitable full-time education for pupils of compulsory school age who are excluded from the school for a fixed period on disciplinary grounds.
2
The education referred to in subsection (1) must be provided from a day that, in relation to the pupil concerned, is determined in accordance with regulations.
3
The education must not be provided at the school unless it is provided there in pursuance of arrangements which—
a
are made jointly with the governing body of at least one other relevant school, and
b
make provision for the education of pupils excluded on disciplinary grounds from any of the schools that are parties to the arrangements.
4
In determining what arrangements to make under subsection (1) in the case of any pupil, a governing body must have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.
5
In this section—
“governing body”, in relation to a relevant school which is an F1Academy school, an alternative provision Academy, a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts, means proprietor;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;
“regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State;
“relevant school” does not include a pupil referral unit;
“suitable full-time education”, in relation to a pupil, means efficient full-time education suitable to his age, ability and aptitude and to any special educational needs he may have.