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• Reference: 2019/21004
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 19 December 2019

Are you able to support special needs education (SEN) pupils in London who attend mainstream schools that don’t have the resources to support their full-time education? Do you know the extent of this problem across London schools and how the schools can have adequate resources to help appropriate SEN support / full-time education?

• Reference: 2019/9308
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

The National Education Union has described behaviour policies in schools in England as “damaging to pupil mental health.” There are concerns around behaviour policies such as prolonged isolation periods in our schools and its effects on young people, especially given the state of childhood mental health services. What can be done to ensure there is enough level of oversight of behavioural policies in London schools?

• Reference: 2019/9310
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

The London Assembly’s ‘Preventing secondary school exclusions’ report has found that the number of children being excluded from secondary schools in London has gone up for the past three years. The report also stated that exclusions correlate with later violence or criminal activity. A study of UK prisoners found that 63% had been temporarily excluded and 42% permanently excluded at school. Given the rise in exclusions and the above correlation: What are you doing to support London schools and pupils in relation to the rise in exclusion rates? How does tackling expulsion rates fit into your Knife Crime Strategy?