Away back for creative pupils
As part of the government’s coordinated response to the large numbers of children unsuited to traditional classroom education OCAD provides an alternative educational offer to creative pupils.
The problem
There are more than 9,000 permanent exclusions a year at secondary level and rising numbers of fixed-period exclusions. No one claims that greater use of managed moves will eliminate them, but Abdelnoor believes it could make a big dent in the figures. For example, Stoke-on-Trent reduced secondary exclusions from 73 to 16 in one year, and North Lincolnshire had none at all between 2004 and 2006. A survey from Inaura, funded by New Philanthropy Capital, suggests that about 100 moves are being implemented in England and Wales every week, and between half and three-quarters appear to be successful.
Adam Abdelnoor, chief executive of the inclusion charity Inaura, and a chartered psychologist, estimates that a third of local authorities use managed moves. They can be organised school to school, through the local authority, or through other means. They are encouraged by the government, though its guidance is brief.
A solution
Pupils can enrol at OCAD and achieve valuable qualifications leading to university or a career in the creative industries.
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