Letter: What I learn from school figures...

4:36pm Wednesday 1st August 2012 in Opinion

The number of permanently excluded pupils was 34 in 473 schools. The number suspended for just one day was 322 in 473 schools.

So over 90% of schools never had to permanently exclude a pupil. And over a third of schools never had to even exclude a pupil for one day in an entire year.

This hardly suggests a breakdown in discipline.

Excluded again (via website).

Comments (3)

11:23pm Wed 1 Aug 12

Toti Dogsto says...

We don't know from this letter how these cases are distributed among the schools, so the calculation misleads us. Every case involves a breakdown of discipline, and if most of these cases appear in just a few of the schools then we would be tempted to think that a serious breakdown had occurred.
We don't know from this letter how these cases are distributed among the schools, so the calculation misleads us. Every case involves a breakdown of discipline, and if most of these cases appear in just a few of the schools then we would be tempted to think that a serious breakdown had occurred. Toti Dogsto

6:42am Thu 2 Aug 12

Excluded again says...

That is a possibility becasue, as you say, we don't habe a breakdown in the figures.

But, if what you suggest is the case, there is no general breakdown in discipline in schools - there are some specific problems in some specific schools. It is a problem in specific schools, not a problem in wider society.

The original story, which my post was a respone to, suggested that there was a general breakdown in discipline across all schools. Clearly the figures do not show this - whichever way you cut it.
That is a possibility becasue, as you say, we don't habe a breakdown in the figures. But, if what you suggest is the case, there is no general breakdown in discipline in schools - there are some specific problems in some specific schools. It is a problem in specific schools, not a problem in wider society. The original story, which my post was a respone to, suggested that there was a general breakdown in discipline across all schools. Clearly the figures do not show this - whichever way you cut it. Excluded again

10:17pm Thu 2 Aug 12

Toti Dogsto says...

Yeah, got it. You posted comment and the paper used part of it as a letter. Your full post is better. I'm new to this business.
Yeah, got it. You posted comment and the paper used part of it as a letter. Your full post is better. I'm new to this business. Toti Dogsto

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