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Pirrie, Anne, Macleod, Gale, Cullen, Mairi Ann and McCluskey, Gillean (2009) Where next for pupils excluded from special schools and pupil referral units? London : Department for Children, Schools and Families. (Research Report Number DCSF-RR163 ).
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Abstract
This study of routes, destinations and outcomes for pupils permanently excluded from
special schools and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) was commissioned in the autumn of 2006 in
the light of concerns expressed in the report of the Practitioners’ Group on School Behaviour
and Discipline [The Steer Report]. These related to the quality of educational provision for
young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD)1
(DfES, 2005a, p. 9).
The Steer Report recognised that ‘there are occasions when it is necessary to exclude pupils
from a PRU or a BESD special school (including residential schools)’ and expressed concern
about ‘what alternative forms of education are available for these most vulnerable pupils,
particularly in smaller authorities that may only have one PRU’ (DfES, 2005a, p. 57).
The policy context in which the research was conducted is complex, and comprises four
discrete but closely inter-related policy strands, namely: Every Child Matters: Change for
Children and the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity
Services; the Respect Action Plan; the Reaching Out policy suite; and The Children’s Plan.
Building Brighter Futures and the ensuing White Paper Back on Track. The latter, a strategy
for modernising alternative provision for young people, is of particular relevance to this study.
These four main policy strands are the immediate context in which the research was
conducted. Other more specific policy is outlined in the Final Report.
| Item Type: | Report | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
| Series Name: | Research Report Number DCSF-RR163 | ||||
| Publisher: | Department for Children, Schools and Families | ||||
| Place of Publication: | London | ||||
| ISBN: | 9781847755377 | ||||
| Official Date: | September 2009 | ||||
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| Number of Pages: | 95 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published |
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