Use of reasonable force and restrictive practices in schools

10/05/2023
ASCL response to the DfE's call for evidence on use of reasonable force and restrictive practices in schools. 
 
This response is written on behalf of both schools and colleges. The existing (2013) guidance for schools needs to be updated and made relevant to all ages and stages. Equivalent guidance is needed for colleges. Schools and colleges work with many of the same age students from age fourteen through to adults, so we would anticipate much of the content of the guidance for colleges being similar to that for schools, but made appropriate to these different settings.

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