1. How many physical assaults on teachers by pupils attending pupil referral units occurred in the academic year 2022/2023?
45
2. How many physical assaults on teachers by pupils attending pupil referral units occurred in the academic year 2023/2024?
39
3. How many physical assaults on teachers by pupils attending pupil referral units have occurred in the academic year 2024/2025 so far?
36
4. In 2023/2024, of the pupils known to have physically assaulted a teacher at a pupil referral unit, how many of them are known to have attacked a teacher in a mainstream school?
5. In 2023/2024, of the pupils known to have physically assaulted a teacher at a pupil referral unit, please list separately how many of them were excluded as a result of physically assaulting a member of staff at their original mainstream school?
In response to questions 4 and 5, Devon County Council do not hold this information. This information will be held internally by the schools in Wave Academy – Stansfield Academy, The Shoreline Academy and River Dart Academy
6. In 2023/2024, of the pupils known to have physically assaulted a teacher at a pupil referral unit, please list separately how many were expelled as a result of physically assaulting a member of staff at their original mainstream school?
Please refer to our response to questions 4 and 5 above. We can, however, confirm that 39 were suspended from school for the exclusion reason of ‘Physical Assault against an adult’.
7. In 2024/2025 so far, of the pupils known to have physically assaulted a teacher at a pupil referral unit, please list separately how many of them were excluded as a result of physically assaulting a member of staff at their original mainstream school?
Please refer to our response to questions 4 and 5 above. We can, however, confirm that 33 were suspended from school for the exclusion reason of ‘Physical Assault against an adult’.
8. In 2024/2025 so far, of the pupils known to have physically assaulted a teacher at a pupil referral unit, please list separately how many were expelled as a result of physically assaulting a member of staff at their original mainstream school?
Please refer to our response to questions 4 and 5 above. We can, however, confirm that 3 were permanently excluded for the exclusion reason of ‘Physical Assault against an adult’.