Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 86143

Schools: Discipline

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) issue national guidance and (b) set consistent reporting requirements on the use of (i) isolation and (ii) internal exclusion in schools.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy which outlines effective strategies that will encourage good behaviour. This government is clear schools can use sanctions as a measure to improve behaviour.The ‘Behaviour in Schools’ guidance out...

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