Governors Disciplinary Committees and Independent Appeal
Panel
The Governors Discipline Committee will meet to review the
decision to exclude a child within the statutory timescales.
Parents/carers are entitled to take a friend or legal
representative to the meeting and the child should be encouraged to
attend.
A representative of the LA will normally be present at the
meeting.
What happens?
The meeting will be chaired by one of the Governors and will be
as informal as possible.
- The school (usually the headteacher) will explain
the reason(s) for the exclusion and all participants will have
the opportunity to ask questions
- Parents/carers, or their representative will be asked to make a
statement and may be asked questions.
- The LA representative will provide impartial advice to all
parties during the meeting.
- After the meeting the Governors will make a decision which
they will confirm in writing giving their reasons within one school
day. The Governors can either uphold the exclusion or direct
reinstatement.
Permanent exclusion
When a child is permanently excluded, the LA is responsible for
the child's education from the 6th school day.
Independent Appeal Panel
If the Governors Discipline Committee uphold the decision to
exclude a child permanently, the parents/carers have the right of
appeal to an Independent Appeal
Panel.