Action needed to tackle abuse and violence in Reading’s schools – 2 children excluded every DAY in local schools –  

Reading West Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, Alok Sharma, joined with Reading East's Conservative MP, Rob Wilson, this week to express their concern as official Government figures have revealed that over 1,000 pupils every school day are being suspended or expelled from schools for physical assaults, verbal abuse and threatening behaviour on both pupils and teachers. Across Reading, there were 390 suspensions for assaults and abuse – equivalent to 2 exclusions for each school day, in the last recorded year. read more...