The head of Inclusion for School Improvement introduced the report of the Director of Children, Families, and Education. The report provided Members with an overview of Wirral Local Authority’s requirement to arrange full-time education from and including the sixth day of a permanent exclusion. To allow opportunity to scrutinise this area of work.

Officers explained that this provision is used as an opportunity to return young people to mainstream education. In a response to a query regarding pupil funding, officers explained that any funding attached to a pupil follows said pupil to each provision. A number of exclusions had been rescinded due to successful interventions and partnership working.

On a motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor Chris Carubia, it was,

Resolved – That the development of Wirral Local Authority’s requirement to arrange full-time education from and including the sixth day of a permanent exclusion be noted and commented on.