About Excluded From School
What is Excluded From School?
Why does Excluded From School matter?
Why does Excluded From School matter?
Excluded From School is a network for anyone who has experienced exclusion in the UK education system to share their stories, create community and advocate for change.
Why does Excluded From School matter?
Why does Excluded From School matter?
Why does Excluded From School matter?
People who have experienced school exclusion are a part of an unrepresented, disadvantaged community. It is our mission to change this. We will be using co-operative inquiry to bring about local and national policy and practice change in the world of education and in the understanding of how exclusion continues to affect the lives of thos
People who have experienced school exclusion are a part of an unrepresented, disadvantaged community. It is our mission to change this. We will be using co-operative inquiry to bring about local and national policy and practice change in the world of education and in the understanding of how exclusion continues to affect the lives of those excluded well after their experience with education has ended.
The outcomes of permanent school exclusion are bleak for those affected. According to the Institute for
Public Policy Research (IPPR), more than half of UK prisoners have been excluded from school during their
education; of the 85,975 people in UK prisons, the IPPR estimates 54,164 were excluded when at school.
Moreover, 9 in 10 teenagers in custody have also been excluded. The link between permanently excluded
children and the exploitation by county lines gangs is becoming increasingly well known. This link with
crime is not surprising, with half of permanently excluded children out of education or employment at age
sixteen.
This leads to a difficult adult life, with them being ten times more likely to have a mental health issue and four times more likely to live in poverty. For the half that may remain in education or work, both scenarios are problematic: a study by the independent think-tank, Demos, found that only 1% of pupils permanently excluded from mainstream schools received the equivalent of five A* to C grades at GCSE level, compared with 70% of pupils who remained in mainstream school.ii Less than 2% will get a good pass in either English or Maths. These outcomes severely limit options both for work and further education, making crime and mental health issues more likely. The IPPR found that each cohort of permanently
excluded pupils will go on to cost an additional £2.1bn in education, health-care, benefits and criminal
justice over their lifetime. The cost of permanent exclusion is felt by all.
Our Story
Why does Excluded From School matter?
Our Story
Excluded From School was founded by Tier Blundell who was first excluded from mainstream education at the age of 11. He left his Pupil Referral Unit at 16 without a single GSCE. At 24 he returned to education through an access course at college and has now completed a Bachelors and Master's degree at two of the top universities in the cou
Excluded From School was founded by Tier Blundell who was first excluded from mainstream education at the age of 11. He left his Pupil Referral Unit at 16 without a single GSCE. At 24 he returned to education through an access course at college and has now completed a Bachelors and Master's degree at two of the top universities in the country and has begun a PhD at Oxford University. It is his mission to radically reform how we think about exclusion.
For more on the Founders story of exclusion, please visit his website www.tierblundell.com
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