Reported here in Derbyshire Times (26 July), this article notes:
Department for Education figures show there were 12,344 suspensions from Derbyshire schools the 2022-23 academic year – the highest since records began for the area. It was up from 8,718 suspensions the year before, and more than double the 5,033 number in 2018-19, before the pandemic.
And it goes on to state that “Across England, suspensions rose 36% from 578,300 in 2021-22 to 787,000 last year – the highest number on record.” You can read the full article on their website, here.
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