OUR AIMS & BELIEFS

We will take on cases covered by the School Exclusion Guidance, principally those in London and the South East, but we will consider cases outside this area on a case-by-case basis

We will never reject a case because the prospects of success are too remote. We will always strive to protect and empower the young people we represent and help to give them a voice.

The exclusion Guidance states that “permanent exclusion should only be used as a last resort”, and this is our guiding principle. The School Exclusion Project knows that permanent exclusion from school has profound and long-lasting effects on the life of a young person. Feelings of isolation, rejection and powerlessness are common-place for young people who have been excluded and there are few better predictors of illiteracy, criminal offending, mental illness, future unemployment, and homelessness. A recent HMIP survey found that 83% of boys in young offender institutions had been permanently excluded.

The Project therefore strives to ensure that there are no illegal exclusions and no discrimination against students with SEN or from minority groups.

We seek to achieve this aim by: