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Conservative leader David Cameron is to outline plans to remove persistent classroom troublemakers and give new powers to protect teachers in England. The Conservatives have outlined plans to ban classroom troublemakers and give powers to protect teachers in England.
Under the proposals, the ability of head teachers to exclude pupils will be strengthened and good schools will not have to take pupils from bad ones. Party leader David Cameron said schools would not have to be "penalised" financially for removing persistently badly behaved children.
The Tories also want to end the right of parents to appeal to an independent panel if their child is excluded. Good schools would not have to take pupils from bad ones and parents of excluded children would lose the right to appeal to an independent panel.
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. 'Follow the pupil'
The collective rights of the majority of pupils to learn need to trump the rights of disruptive individuals Michael Gove, shadow children's secretary Send us your comments
The Tories also want an end to the "fines" imposed by some local authorities on schools that expel pupils.The Tories also want an end to the "fines" imposed by some local authorities 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. Party leader David Cameron said money should "follow the pupil" - such as where excluded children's education continues in specialist units - and that schools would not be "penalised" for banning troublemakers.
Excluded kids Teachers shouldn't have to be looking over their shoulders while they are teaching Michael Gove, Conservatives
Speaking ahead of the launch, shadow children's secretary Michael Gove told BBC News that it was important to deal effectively with badly behaved children. At present, he added, many schools were using temporary exclusions to keep short-term control, rather than sorting out the situation permanently.
"One of the problems is, unless we deal with disruptive pupils at the earliest possible stage, they will go on to make the learning environment unsafe." Further Conservative measures would abolish the obligation for schools to provide teaching for excluded pupils after the sixth day of exclusion.
Mr Gove said the changes would also mean extra help for excluded children. 'Able to learn'
"One of the things that we want to do is to increase the professional esteem in which teachers are held, and to increase their autonomy as professionals. Shadow schools secretary Michael Gove said the Conservatives would make it easier for teachers to confiscate mobile phones used in classrooms.
He added: "Teachers shouldn't have to be looking over their shoulders while they are teaching and schools need to ensure they are places where the majority of pupils are able to learn."
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 KnightRemoving 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
"So whether it's the freedom to exclude disruptive pupils, the freedom to be able to decide in their school what is and what is not allowed, the freedom to be protected from false allegations and ultimately the freedom to be rewarded by good heads for doing the right thing." But Schools Minister Jim Knight said the Conservatives' proposals had not been adequately thought through.
He added: "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."
Schools Minister Jim Knight said the Conservatives' proposals had not been adequately thought through.
He said: "Head teachers 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: "Head teachers 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 head teachers 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 head teachers 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?"
John Dunford, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, welcomed the Conservatives' focus on classroom discipline.
But he continued: "There are elements in today's announcement that would, if enacted, cause some problems.
"Ending the right of parents to appeal to an independent panel against exclusion would, as I have said consistently in the past, lead to more parents going to the courts in an attempt to overturn their child's exclusion.
"This would be more stressful, time consuming and costly for heads. Natural justice dictates that some appeal mechanism should be in place and it is far better that this should not be in the courts."