Exclusion from school in Scotland and across the UK: Contrasts and questions

This article draws on findings from the first cross‐national study of school exclusion in the four jurisdictions of the UK. It casts new light on the crucial aspects of children's education that lead to school exclusion. It investigates the reasons for the UK disparities, as well as the policy...

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Published in:British educational research journal 2019-12, Vol.45 (6), p.1140-1159
Main Authors: McCluskey, Gillean, Cole, Ted, Daniels, Harry, Thompson, Ian, Tawell, Alice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior Problems
behaviour
Children
disadvantage
Disadvantaged Youth
Discipline Policy
Education policy
Educational Policy
Educational Practices
Expulsion
Expulsions & suspensions
Foreign Countries
International comparisons
Intervention
Outcomes of Education
Partnerships in Education
Policy Formation
Responses
School discipline
School exclusion
school exclusion/exclusion
Schools
Student Behavior
Suspension
Youth
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Summary:This article draws on findings from the first cross‐national study of school exclusion in the four jurisdictions of the UK. It casts new light on the crucial aspects of children's education that lead to school exclusion. It investigates the reasons for the UK disparities, as well as the policy and practice in place. The focus of this article is on a detailed analysis of the policy context in Scotland, where official permanent exclusion reduced to an all‐time low of just five cases in 2014/15. This is much lower than in Northern Ireland and Wales and in stark contrast to England, where exclusions have increased substantially since 2012. Our analysis seeks to understand Scotland's success in reducing exclusion and offers new insight into the ways in which national policies and local factors more generally shape schools and their practices and the consequent impacts for children and young people more broadly in the UK.
ISSN:0141-1926
1469-3518
DOI:10.1002/berj.3555