Conservatives leader David Cameron is to outline plans to remove persistent classroom troublemakers and give new powers to protect teachers in England.
Conservatives leader David Cameron is to outline plans to remove persistent classroom troublemakers and give new powers to protect teachers in England.
Under the proposals, the ability of headteachers to exclude pupils will be strengthened and good schools will not have to take pupils from bad ones.
Under the proposals, the ability of headteachers to exclude pupils will be strengthened and good schools will not have to take pupils from bad ones.
The Tories also want to end the right of parents to appeal to an independent panel if their child is excluded.
The Tories also want to end the right of parents to appeal to an independent panel if their child is excluded.
Schools Minister Jim Knight dismissed the ideas as "gimmicks".
Schools Minister Jim Knight dismissed the ideas as "gimmicks".
Mr Cameron is expected to describe a "severe discipline problem" in schools made worse by a "no touch" culture for teachers.
Mr Cameron is expected to describe a "severe discipline problem" in schools made worse by a "no touch" culture for teachers.
The collective rights of the majority of pupils to learn need to trump the rights of disruptive individuals Michael Gove, shadow children's secretary
The collective rights of the majority of pupils to learn need to trump the rights of disruptive individuals Michael Gove, shadow children's secretary
The Tories also want an end to fines imposed on schools that expel pupils.
The Tories also want an end to fines imposed on schools that expel pupils.
Further measures would abolish the obligation for schools to provide teaching for excluded pupils after the sixth day of exclusion.
Further measures would abolish the obligation for schools to provide teaching for excluded pupils after the sixth day of exclusion.
Excluded kids
Excluded kids
Teacher surveys have suggested as many as a third of teachers have been assaulted and nearly one in five have been threatened with a weapon.
Teacher surveys have suggested as many as a third of teachers have been assaulted and nearly one in five have been threatened with a weapon.
Speaking ahead of the launch, shadow children's secretary Michael Gove said: "The collective rights of the majority of pupils to learn need to trump the rights of disruptive individuals who are wrecking things for their classmates.
Speaking ahead of the launch, shadow children's secretary Michael Gove said: "The collective rights of the majority of pupils to learn need to trump the rights of disruptive individuals who are wrecking things for their classmates.
"We need to get persistent and unrepentant troublemakers out of the classroom and give teachers the protection they need to keep order."
"We need to get persistent and unrepentant troublemakers out of the classroom and give teachers the protection they need to keep order."
Removing the requirement to provide education for children suspended for more than five days will simply lead to more excluded kids roaming the streets Schools Minister Jim Knight
Removing the requirement to provide education for children suspended for more than five days will simply lead to more excluded kids roaming the streets Schools Minister Jim Knight
Schools Minister Jim Knight said the proposals had not been adequately thought through.
Schools Minister Jim Knight said the proposals had not been adequately thought through.
He said: "Headteachers have the clear power to exclude disruptive pupils, but they tell us they do not want the appeals process to be abolished as that would see them being dragged through the courts to defend their decisions.
He said: "Headteachers have the clear power to exclude disruptive pupils, but they tell us they do not want the appeals process to be abolished as that would see them being dragged through the courts to defend their decisions.
"If headteachers keep the funding for a pupil after they've been excluded, how will the Tories afford to give excluded kids the help and education they need to get back on track?"
"If headteachers keep the funding for a pupil after they've been excluded, how will the Tories afford to give excluded kids the help and education they need to get back on track?"
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