The key findings and recommendations of the Timpson Review of
School Exclusion and the impact on exclusions and behaviour
management in practice.
The Timpson Review of School Exclusion, commissioned to explore
how head teachers use exclusion in practice and why some groups of
pupils are more likely to be excluded, includes findings and
recommendations that are important not just for mainstream, special
and alternative provision but also for health and social care
agencies and the government
Key findings of the Timpson Review of School Exclusion
The key findings, summarised below, provide a frame of reference
for the recommendations that follow
Outcomes
Of concern is the fact that the outcomes of excluded children
are often poor with just 7% of children who were permanently
excluded and 18% of children who received multiple fixed period
exclusions in 2015/16 achieving good passes in English and maths
GCSEs. Only 4.5% of pupils educated in Alternative
