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The spike in school suspensions

Wednesday 13 September 2023 16:10, UK

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Every day more than 3,000 students miss school because they have been suspended. It's a record number that has shot up since the pandemic, especially for girls, who are being sent home at twice the national rate.

It's raised concerns these suspended students are slipping through the cracks, but leading teachers say a national shortage of alternative forms of education is putting unprecedented demand on the system.

Today's Paste BN Daily episode features Nick Martin on his investigation into this growing educational crisis, a head teacher trying to provide a new path for troubled children and a mother who fears her child will get left behind.

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Podcast Producer: Alex Edden

Interviews Producer: Melissa Tutesigensi

Editor: Wendy Parker

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