School Exclusion Reform - Call for Evidence
Overview
The Department for Education is seeking evidence on proposed school exclusion reforms outlined in the Schools White Paper.
Why your views matter
This Call for Evidence seeks evidence and views from practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders to inform the development of school exclusion reforms set out in the ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper, published in February 2026. The reforms relate to the use of internal suspension, reintegration support partnerships following a suspension, and provision of schoolwork during the first 5 days of suspension and permanent exclusion.
Responses should be supported by research, data and practical examples to inform policy development and the statutory framework that would underpin these reforms.
Audiences
- Academies (including free schools), voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools and community schools
- Adoptive parents
- Adult and mental health practitioners
- Awarding organisations
- Bodies representing schools and local authorities
- CAMHS
- Clinical commissioning groups
- Community representatives
- Companies and organisations working in the digital industry
- Designated safeguarding leads
- Directors of children's services
- Early learning and childcare providers
- Educational Psychologists
- Employers
- Experts and sector stakeholders
- Experts in child development, health and education
- Faith bodies
- Foster carers
- Further education colleges
- Further Education leaders and workforce
- Governing bodies and academy trusts
- Government bodies and departments
- Governors
- Head teachers and proprietors of private schools
- Headteachers
- Health visitors
- Higher Education governing bodies
- Higher Education leaders and workforce
- Independent school associations
- Independent specialist colleges
- Ofsted
- Organisations which represent the views of computing teachers
- Organisations with an interest in the content of the computer science GCSE
- Parents
- Principle social workers
- Professional and academic stakeholders
- Pupils
- Research, health and education professionals
- School business managers
- School nurses
- School support staff
- Secondary teachers of computer science and subject leaders
- SENCOs
- Service managers
- Sixth form colleges
- Social workers
- Social workers
- Students
- Subject matter experts and sector representatives
- Teachers
- Team managers
- Those evaluating programmes for children in need
- Those involved in underlying theoretical research on abuse and neglect, child development etc
- Those researching children’s social care or education systems, with links to educational outcomes of Children in Need
- Training providers
- Unions and representative organisations
- Virtual school heads
- Volunteers
Interests
- Behaviour and discipline
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