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PREMIUM: The two secondary schools with the highest suspension rates. Part 2
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PREMIUM: The two secondary schools with the highest suspension rates. Part 2

Don't be misled by outliers. Or The Observer.

Jan 25, 2024
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The story so far:

An article in The Observer used the 2021/22 suspension figures from two of England’s “Strictest academy schools” to claim that there were “zero tolerance” trusts whose approach to behaviour is harming vulnerable pupils.

I discussed that article here:

Blog post: Another education article in The Observer misses the mark

Then I examined one of those schools, the one with the highest suspension rate, more closely in my most recent post:

Blog post: The two secondary schools with the highest suspension rates. Part 1

Now I will look at the school with the second-highest suspension rate. To avoid school shaming, this will only be available to paid subscribers.

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