School exclusion is both a product and a cause of social exclusion. Children that are excluded from school are twice as likely to be in care, four times more likely to have grown up in poverty and seven times more likely to have a special educational need. Once children are excluded, their chances in later life deteriorate, including a vastly increased risk of going to prison. There is no legal aid funding to challenge these decisions meaning wrongful exclusions are going ahead unquestioned.

We strive to break cycles of disadvantage and fight for all children to be treated equally in our education system. Our education solicitors provide expert advice to inform people of their legal rights when going through the exclusions process. They represent children for free in challenges to permanent exclusions. This often involves advocating for the child to receive provisions for special educational needs to give them an equal chance to learn and succeed.