The Inclusion Service track school suspensions each week and work with schools to reduce them. Each Inclusion Officer has allocated schools and knows the pastoral and senior staff who they will work directly with to support the identified pupils to reduce suspensions before a permanent exclusion is issued.
They track when a primary aged child reaches a total of 3 days of suspension, or 10 days for a Secondary aged pupil reaches a total of 10 days fixed term exclusion.
The Service will seek involvement with the school either via telephone support/advice and by attending weekly meetings in the educational provision.
The Inclusion Officers for Inclusion can also attend 15+day suspension and permanent exclusion Pupil Discipline Committees, if invited to do so by the parents. This meeting is attended in an advisory capacity only to ensure that all procedures are followed correctly and to offer advice and guidance to both the schools and the families.
If school would like the support of the Inclusion Service prior to these thresholds being met, the Service would be more than happy to offer guidance on how to access their services.
See below for contact information
Grant Smith Lead for Inclusive Schools Grant.smith@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Marianne Best Lead for alternative provision marianne.best@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Matthew Dobson Inclusion Officer Matthew.dobson@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Victoria Ogden Exclusion/CME/ EHE Officer victoria.ogden@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Emily Bowey Exclusions Officer emily.bowey@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Paula Harland CME/EHE/Exclusion Support Officer Paula.harland@redcar-cleveland.gov