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HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionWith respect, the right hon. Gentleman has made something of a leap. It is correct that off-rolling is not legal, and through the Ofsted framework we will make sure that a light…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionMy right hon. Friend is right about the distinction between pre-16 and post-16 provision. It is also true that, at 16, many children make a change in their place of learning—to a…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionI thank the hon. Lady for her questions. Of course I agree entirely with what she says about the need for appropriate support for children on the autistic spectrum or, indeed, for…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionAs my hon. Friend says, there is some fantastic alternative provision, some of which I have had the opportunity to see. The requirement to find a place in alternative provision…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School Exclusionindicated dissent .07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionYes, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. The relationship between families and schools is absolutely at the heart of education. Of course we want those relationships to be as…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionI am very clear that the ultimate decision to expel a child—a decision that is always taken with a very heavy heart when it needs to happen, after many other options have been…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionI totally agree. Rehabilitation is the opportunity for a second chance. What happens in alternative provision is an exceptionally pivotal moment in a young person’s life, which is…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThe right hon. Lady raises two different issues that have some relationship to each other, but are not the same subject. She is absolutely right that we have to have the right…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionAs I said earlier, the cost per place at an alternative provision setting is considerably higher than at a mainstream setting. That cost comes out of high-needs budgets, on which…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThe hon. Gentleman is right about the usefulness of data, but it is also true to say that data has its limits. School management teams use other ways that are at least as…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionWe do want to reduce unnecessary exclusions. I noticed what the hon. Gentleman managed to do there; he presided over this responsibility at a time when the number of exclusions…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionMy hon. Friend is right to identify that it is people who make the difference. People make the difference in the whole education system, but particularly in this part of it.…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThe hon. Gentleman is right. Off-rolling is wrong and should not be happening. There are different categories within off-rolling, and Ofsted will be looking at this issue in its…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionOf course, schools must have fair admissions policies, and that is absolutely right. It is also right that we at the Department for Education and local authorities, working…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionI do not know the specific answer on the practice improvement fund. There are parts of the country where we are looking at this if it is a long-standing issue. The…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionOn the hon. Lady’s second point, I do recognise that funding is tight in schools—we have had discussions and debates about that in this House on a number of occasions—but there is…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThe position on children with special educational needs and exclusion is a very important subject. It is quite a complex picture. Alongside today’s report, we have published some…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThat sounds like a very interesting programme. Of course I would be happy to do so, and I look forward to it.07 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right that we have to get the process right. We continue to keep the process under review. I would be happy for either me or my noble Friend Lord Agnew to meet…29 Apr 2019