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| Vulnerable pupils abandoned by schools, head of Ofsted warns | Vulnerable pupils abandoned by schools, head of Ofsted warns |
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| Some of Britain’s most vulnerable young people are being left “out of sight and out of mind” by a system that is quick to condemn them to a life without a proper education, the chief schools inspector will warn. | Some of Britain’s most vulnerable young people are being left “out of sight and out of mind” by a system that is quick to condemn them to a life without a proper education, the chief schools inspector will warn. |
| In a fierce denunciation of the treatment of some of the UK’s disadvantaged children, Amanda Spielman, who became Ofsted’s chief inspector at the start of the year, will say that pupils are being expelled to boost results, while young offenders are being handed a “de facto” life sentence due to the poor education they receive. | In a fierce denunciation of the treatment of some of the UK’s disadvantaged children, Amanda Spielman, who became Ofsted’s chief inspector at the start of the year, will say that pupils are being expelled to boost results, while young offenders are being handed a “de facto” life sentence due to the poor education they receive. |
| She will make the comments as she presents her first annual report as Ofsted chief. It will document the “deep injustice” of the exclusion of children with special educational needs and the lack of provision for young offenders. | She will make the comments as she presents her first annual report as Ofsted chief. It will document the “deep injustice” of the exclusion of children with special educational needs and the lack of provision for young offenders. |
| It comes after Theresa May’s entire social mobility commission resigned, with chairman Alan Milburn complaining that the obsession with Brexit was preventing the government from living up to its vow to make Britain fairer. | It comes after Theresa May’s entire social mobility commission resigned, with chairman Alan Milburn complaining that the obsession with Brexit was preventing the government from living up to its vow to make Britain fairer. |
| The report represents the culmination of 26,000 inspections following Spielman’s first year in charge. She will point out that of the three secure training centres in England, two are rated inadequate and one requires improvement. Meanwhile, four of the 10 young offender institutions in England are less than good in terms of their education standards. | The report represents the culmination of 26,000 inspections following Spielman’s first year in charge. She will point out that of the three secure training centres in England, two are rated inadequate and one requires improvement. Meanwhile, four of the 10 young offender institutions in England are less than good in terms of their education standards. |
| Spielman will claim that there are moral failings in denying a decent education at these institutions. “Young people who have committed a crime should be punished, that is what society expects. But the vast majority of juvenile offenders also deserve a second chance,” she will say. “That starts with a good education. | Spielman will claim that there are moral failings in denying a decent education at these institutions. “Young people who have committed a crime should be punished, that is what society expects. But the vast majority of juvenile offenders also deserve a second chance,” she will say. “That starts with a good education. |
| “If, through a poor education, we close down other avenues they have for success, we are setting the pathway for a life of crime. Without access to proper, decent learning and training we are passing de facto life sentences on young offenders.” | “If, through a poor education, we close down other avenues they have for success, we are setting the pathway for a life of crime. Without access to proper, decent learning and training we are passing de facto life sentences on young offenders.” |
| She will also raise concerns about the practice of excluding difficult children in order to protect schools’ performance results – so-called “off-rolling”. The report will show that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are particularly vulnerable to the practice. | She will also raise concerns about the practice of excluding difficult children in order to protect schools’ performance results – so-called “off-rolling”. The report will show that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are particularly vulnerable to the practice. |
| “Off-rolling is an invidious example of where schools have lost sight of the purpose of education,” she will say. “Dealing with students of different needs isn’t always easy but in the end the job of educators is to do what’s right by children. That does not mean passing the job to parents, without professional expertise, to home educate their children. Children with special educational needs are not a problem to be pushed out of sight and out of mind.” | “Off-rolling is an invidious example of where schools have lost sight of the purpose of education,” she will say. “Dealing with students of different needs isn’t always easy but in the end the job of educators is to do what’s right by children. That does not mean passing the job to parents, without professional expertise, to home educate their children. Children with special educational needs are not a problem to be pushed out of sight and out of mind.” |
| Analysis of Ofsted’s local authority inspections shows that the exclusion of SEND pupils was high in a third of local areas inspected and that almost half of local authorities had poor attendance by the pupils. | Analysis of Ofsted’s local authority inspections shows that the exclusion of SEND pupils was high in a third of local areas inspected and that almost half of local authorities had poor attendance by the pupils. |
| The issue has also recently been highlighted by Andrew Adonis, the former Labour minister. | The issue has also recently been highlighted by Andrew Adonis, the former Labour minister. |
| “We must tackle the cancer of school expulsions,” he said. “Schools should be forbidden from expelling pupils, unless they have broken the law – many young lives are going completely off the rails because of this.” | “We must tackle the cancer of school expulsions,” he said. “Schools should be forbidden from expelling pupils, unless they have broken the law – many young lives are going completely off the rails because of this.” |
| While government figures show that 6,685 pupils were permanently excluded from schools in England in 2015-16, a study by the Institute for Public Policy Research thinktank found that far more pupils were being moved on using informal methods not recorded in official data. It claimed that 48,000 pupils are being educated in the “alternative provision” sector, which caters for excluded students, as well as thousands of others leaving their existing schools. Some children are removed through “managed moves” between schools. The number of children being voluntarily home educated has more than doubled over the past four years, the IPPR said. | While government figures show that 6,685 pupils were permanently excluded from schools in England in 2015-16, a study by the Institute for Public Policy Research thinktank found that far more pupils were being moved on using informal methods not recorded in official data. It claimed that 48,000 pupils are being educated in the “alternative provision” sector, which caters for excluded students, as well as thousands of others leaving their existing schools. Some children are removed through “managed moves” between schools. The number of children being voluntarily home educated has more than doubled over the past four years, the IPPR said. |
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