Oral Question·Department for Education
“What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of school exclusions of pupils with SEND.”
Tabled: 4 March 2025Answered: 10 March 2025
Asked by
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
Stephen Morgan
Every child has the right to succeed in education. We publish data termly and review trends, including where pupils with SEND are disproportionately affected by exclusions. We know that some groups of children are at higher risk of exclusion, which is why the Government are breaking down barriers to opportunity by ensuring early intervention in mainstream schools for all pupils, including those at risk of exclusion. We are clear that schools have a legal duty not to discriminate against pupils with SEND under the Equality Act 2010.