In this seminar, Gerry German, founding member and director of CEN ((https://uel-mail1.uel.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.compowernet.org/) will discuss the implications of CEN’s research into the extent and character of school exclusions for schooling in Britain.
Gerry will also ask participants in this seminar to consider making their own enquiries into exclusions and truancy data in the boroughs where they live, as well as into the extent to which their local schools reflect Britain's multi-ethnic, multicultural, multilingual and multifaith society in terms of (a) governance (b) staffing (c) enrolment (d) setting and examination entries (e) curricula and teaching resources (f) parent participation (g) student councils (h) school exclusions and (i) academic outcomes. These could be subjects for students’ independent research projects.
Facts to be considered: annually there are about 9000 permanent exclusions, 50,000 fixed term exclusions and 9 million half-days lost through truancy. 90,000 pupils are absent daily.
Communities Empowerment Network (CEN) was established in 1999 to provide advice, support and representation for people experiencing problems in education and employment, especially exclusion from schools. 95% of CEN’s clients are from the black communities.
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