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5 year old is expelled from school for stealing, vandalism and kicking...

A five-year-old boy who stole apples, threw counting beads around and attacked pupils and staff has been expelled – for kicking his teacher in the face. Logan Steed was kicked out of Powers Hall Infant...

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An unhappy Christmas at home results in explosive behaviour in class

‘Bergistra’ is a primary headteacher in an area of high deprivation and in this article writes about recent experiences with extreme bad behaviour after the Christmas holiday and how escalating...

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1,210 children suspended at least 10 times each last year

Latest figures show 1,210 children were suspended from school at least ten times last year, and they are collectively responsible for 5% of all suspensions nationwide. This is from the Sun… Britain’s...

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School exclusion puts pupils on road to prison

Pupils thrown out of school at 12 for bad behaviour are four times more likely to be jailed when they reach adulthood, a new study has claimed. This is from the Express… Researchers say that rather...

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Pupil, 7, suspended from Edinburgh primary school over threat to ‘blow up’...

 A boy aged seven has been suspended from school after threatening to “blow up” his teacher. The boy’s mother has accused the school of being heavy-handed but city council chiefs have backed their...

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Schools ‘expelling too many ethnic minority boys’

Schools should stop expelling children over their hairstyle or attitude towards adults amid fears exclusion rules are discriminating against ethnic minority pupils, the Children’s Commissioner Dr...

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Scottish plans for widening access to education don’t go far enough

A focus on low socio-economic backgrounds and early years is welcome, says Jackie Brock, chief executive of Children in Scotland, but others need support too. Here are some extracts from the Guardian…...

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Teachers vote for action after ‘knife-wielding’ pupil allowed to return

Teachers at a Birmingham school have voted for industrial action after a pupil kicked out for allegedly threatening classmates with a knife was allowed to return. This is from the Birmingham Mail…...

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Schoolgirl, 13, suspended for bringing bottle of shandy to class

A 13-year-old girl was suspended from school after she took out a bottle of shandy from her bag during a French lesson. This is from the Metro… Nikita Morrison and her mother Amanda say that she was...

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‘Naughtiest ever’ boy aged just five kicked out of school – but mum says it’s...

The Daily Mirror is reporting that an angelic-looking five-year-old has been kicked out of school – after allegedly being branded the “naughtiest” boy his headteacher had ever met… Harry Reid was...

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Pupil excluded from primary school for flouting healthy eating policy

The Guardian is reporting that a six-year-old boy has been excluded from his primary school for four days amid a stand-off between his parents and the school authorities over its healthy eating policy…...

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Channel 5 to air behavioural problems documentary Too Tough to Teach?

Media website Digital Spy is reporting that Channel 5 is going to screen a two-part documentary about an East London school for children with behavioural problems … Too Tough To Teach? will focus on...

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‘Murder plot’ teens permanently excluded

The BBC is reporting that two schoolgirls at the centre of an alleged murder plot against a teacher have been permanently excluded… It is understood maths teacher Alison Cray was the target of the...

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Luis Suarez bite: Child of seven could be ‘expelled from primary school for...

The Mirror is reporting that a child of seven faces being expelled from primary school for copying Luis Suarez’s World Cup bite attack… Liverpool fan Harvey Eaglen apparently got in trouble in...

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France ‘excludes’ Roma children from schools

The Telegraph is reporting that more than half of Roma children living in France are not in school and local authorities are deliberately blocking their enrolment, according to the European Roma Rights...

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How being a teacher has become increasingly dangerous

After the memorial service for Ann Maguire, the Telegraph has been looking at how the number of student attacks on teachers has risen over the past few years… Nearly 2,000 people attended a memorial...

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School should be a safe, nurturing place – not a daily nightmare

Writing in the Guardian, Deborah Orr argues that the stigma of being the poor child in class is far worse today than it was when she was at school 40 years ago… You never forget them. The children who...

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Boy excluded for insulting head teacher’s hair on Facebook

The Telegraph is reporting that a teenager has been expelled from school after posting insults about his head teacher’s hair on Facebook… Jordan Ford, 14, took to the social media site after teachers...

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School exclusion revised guidance withdrawn after legal action threat

The Guardian is reporting that the government has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown on school exclusions just weeks after introducing new guidelines to headteachers aimed at toughening up...

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Guest post: Pupils not politics – a call to arms

Writer and educational consultant Colin Lever does not like the pressure schools are being forced to put students under, and is keen for teachers to show policy makers an alternative approach… There is...

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