[senco-forum] Kids excluded and in PRU's

I agree Mark about different ethos and practice. Our school (or rather
our Headteacher who is totally supportive of special needs and
children's problems) has not permanently excluded for 20 years I think.
Although there have been times when maybe we should have done. It is a
challenging area and school and we have a few pupils who are guests of
Her Majesty at the moment who maybe would have been excluded ... though
I doubt it! Still for a very few we are not the right place.

Barbara

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I agree Sue that in particular specific instances PX is
regrettably unavoidable.

However my experiences of working in a PRU tell me that
many, many (probably most) PXs are very much avoidable.

For example there are two very similar schools in our
'catchment'. One hasn't excluded a single child over the
last four years and yet the other has excluded many many
children.

Is one school simply unlucky to have had lots and lots of
unusual cases like the  one you mention? Or is it simply
that they each have a very different ethos in practice?

A very interesting discussion :o)

Mark