Exclusion, SEN and disability: support sheets

If your child has been excluded and is disabled and/or has special educational needs, both schools and local authorities have legal duties towards you and your child.

On this page you can find the support sheet (offering information and options on how to take your case forward) to fit your child's situation:

  1. First, find the length of your child's exclusion in the table below.
  2. Then work out which SEN situation you're in and use the link to the appropriate support sheet.

Note: a quantified statement will say what kind of person should deliver the help, how often and how long for -- for example, a specialist teacher for two hours a week, a speech therapist for 40 minutes a week, a trained and experienced LSA for 20 hours a week, etc.

Table of contents
Exclusion length SEN situation Link
Up to 5 days No statement Sheet 1
Good (quantified) statement Sheet 2
Bad (unquantified) statement Sheet 3
5 to 15 days No statement Sheet 4
Good (quantified) statement Sheet 5
Bad (unquantified) statement Sheet 6
Over 15 days No statement Sheet 7
Good (quantified) statement Sheet 8
Bad (unquantified) statement Sheet 9
Permanent No statement Sheet 10
Good (quantified) statement Sheet 11
Bad (unquantified) statement Sheet 12
Alternative education Fixed term Sheet 13
Permanent Sheet 14
Informal exclusion No statement Sheet 15
Good (quantified) statement Sheet 16
Bad (unquantified) statement Sheet 17

Exclusions can be complex. You may need the Advisory Centre for Education's exclusion pack from their 24hr answer phone: 020 7704 9822; or download it: exclusion pack downloads

Personal advice from ACE's exclusion advice line (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm): 0808 800 0327