SEND and School Exclusions Nick Lee Head of Access and Inclusion Children and Adults Nottingham City Council

Nottingham Permanent Exclusion Rate Over Time

SEND and Permanent Exclusions Percentage of pupils (and actual no.) permanently excluded from city schools/academies identified as SEND Support Average 14% of whole school population Academic Year Primary Secondary 2015/16 55% (8/15) 38% (34/92) 2016/17 65% (15/24) 43% (41/97) 2017/18 to date 25% (3/12) 46% (31/67) National Comparison for 2015/16: Primary 73% (830/1145) Secondary 38% (2085/5445)

Local Authority Response

Progress In 2017/18 New model and Service Level Agreement developed that built on principles and learning from pilot programme New model allows for a quota per academy of places in Pupil Referral Unit in KS3 and KS4 – recognition that p/ex in exceptional cases is the only safe and appropriate solution Devolved funding per academy to develop inclusive practice/solutions Cost recovery from academies if quota is exceeded Projected savings from new model to be reinvested in Early Identification and Early Intervention models

Early Identification and Intervention Models Routes 2 Inclusion – Nottingham City Behaviour Support Team/Education Psychology Service In Partnership with Schools Purpose To develop a systematic and robust graduated response to SEMH which is supportive to schools, promotes inclusion , builds capacity and helps to identify our most vulnerable and needy children so that resources can be targeted effectively Outcomes Reduction in Primary and Secondary exclusions, increased knowledge, skills and capacity around SEMH. Embedding of a graduated response, which fits with EHCP and HLN requests

Team Around the School Model Pilot Programme run with primary, secondary and PRU sectors utilising Priority Families methodology Schools identify high risk of exclusion pupils – followed by professionals meeting with key school staff enabling more effective and earlier interventions Learning from pilot Better communication to schools of early help offer and links to locality hubs Whole family way of working can be extremely beneficial in terms of early indicators of concern and identifying levers to enable change Links with Police need to be strengthened to support schools confidence in “not criminalising” pupils – Police in schools roll out to be utilised ? Need to find mechanism for mainstreaming the model

A partnership response is required for a city wide concern NCC Education Directorate – working in partnership with schools, academies, Multi Academy Trusts, Alternative Provision providers DfE/Regional Schools Commissioner and Ofsted Early Help/YOT/CAMHS/Childrens Social Care Voluntary Sector, Community Interest groups and Social Enterprise Police/PCC/CDP Health Community LCSB