Suspended Pupils Twice as Likely to Be out of Work or Education by 24: Report

People who were suspended during secondary school are twice as likely to not be in education, training, or employment by the age of 24, a report has found. Pupils who had been suspended at least once were also 2.1 times as likely to not achieve a Level 3 qualification like A-Levels by 19, according to a study by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) published on Tuesday. In identifying what the EPI called the “suspension employment gap,” the study also found that suspended pupils were 2.5 times as likely to receive out-of-work benefits and were 2.7 times as likely to be on health-related benefits by the age of 24....