| Committee/Panel: Children, Education & Home Affairs Panel | |
| Launch Date: 6 August 2009 | Close Date: To be advised |
| Submissions Deadline: To be advised | Ministerial Response Date: To be advised |
| Review Status: Report published | |
About
Review of the Student Suspension system
Terms of reference
- To consider the Education Department’s suspension policy for schools, with particular regard to the following:
- How this policy is applied, including whether it is applied consistently and proportionately;
- How this policy is monitored;
- The guidance provided to schools on the application of this policy;
- How students’ education is supported during periods of suspension;
- Any human rights implications;
- How this policy and its application may have impacted upon teachers and other students in the class room.
- To consider whether there has been any variation in suspension rates over recent years.
- To consider whether suspension rates vary across schools.
- To examine any further issues relating to the topic that may arise in the course of the Scrutiny Review and which the Panel considers relevant.