Should INSET days and enforced closure days be included in EDU/010?
As pupils are not required to attend on these days they should not be counted as school days for this indicator. Q: When a pupil has received a fixed exclusion, which after further investigation the school has decided the offence merited a permanent exclusion, should the fixed exclusion period be included in EDU/010? A: Fixed exclusions that have resulted in permanent exclusions should not be included in this indicator as the pupil would not have a definite date of return to the same school. The guidance states, ‘A fixed-term exclusion means that a definite date of return to the same school has been given.’ Q: We have pupils who were initially given a fixed exclusion with a date to return to the school. During the period the pupil was off the matter was investigated further and on return to the school the pupil(s) were informed that the seriousness of their actions warranted a permanent exclusion. Should the pupils be included in this PI? A: If the fixed term exclusion period was compl
