Petition · Department for Education
New rules on internal exclusions and independent body to be established
Closed
42 signatures
What the petition asks
We think removing children from classrooms, sometimes called "internal exclusion", is misused. We think the Government needs to replace current advice with definitive rules. Introduce an independent body where complaints about internal exclusion, detention, and other exclusion are reviewed.
We think the excessive use of internal exclusion is having a detrimental effect on young people and limiting their education, frequently for the wrong reasons. Many children are fearful in school due to the sudden and volatile nature that detentions and internal exclusions are given. We think teachers are ill equipped or inexperienced so resort to bullish behaviours and the misuse of sanctions.
Schools need to be held to account.
Schools need to be held to account.
Timeline
| 12 Feb 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
42
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
12 Feb 2025
Closed
12 Aug 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 21 Aug 2026.