Report

Suspending reality

Think tank: Centre for Social Justice

Author(s): Beth Prescott; Joe Wheeler

January 28, 2024

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice explores the drivers behind rising rates of school exclusion.

Suspended Reality: Part 2 explores the drivers behind rising rates of school exclusion, focusing on multi-academy trusts, informed by extensive engagement with a broad range of education leaders across the sector.

It considers the challenges faced by multi-academy trusts, many of which have sponsored ‘inadequate’ schools, inheriting very challenging environments in the process.