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https://www.ipsea.org.uk/fixed-term-for-between-5-and-15-days If the exclusion was for 5 days then according to the above school would have to inform the LA so that would appear to be normal practice. Not sure what your concern is about your telephone number. Wouldn’t the LA have that anyway from school admission form? It would appear more appropriate for them to use your personal number as they were contacting you as a parent rather than an employee? Or am I missing something?

Hi, GDPR relates to your details being used/passed for non legitimate reasons such as marketing. If there is a genuine reason you need to be contacted then the number can be passed on. As Donatella says they correct procedure has been followed for advising the LA so I do not see any GDPR issues here.

Perhaps I should have made myself clearer. The school sought advice from the LA about the exclusion and how long it should be, given that I work at the school. The same people who then advised the school called me because the assistant head had given them my number - to offer advice and support 'without any agenda'. Several senior members of staff have called me to one side to ask me as a 'friend' if I didn't think my AS would be better off at another school. When I chose the school I was well aware of the difficult path ahead, but felt that the school was in the best position to support my son; I had done my research in other local schools. Having been a Head of Year at the school I am aware that the exclusion letter was very unusual; no other parent is routinely told that the LA will be contacting them about support. Do not misunderstand me, I am not against support - but this feels as though it comes with an agenda. I can not shake the feeling that the school view my son and his needs as something of a nuisance. He can come across as having low level disruption and non-compliance at school. He has had no formal assessments or diagnosis of any issues and the mental health worker involved during Early Help, did not deem a referral to CAMHS as appropriate. He is being treated as a naughty child not one with needs - there is a history of neglect, DV, alcohol and drug misuse. I know that there are issues because of the way he treats me, but can not find anyone to help/listen to me - when there is someone, they make me feel as though I am parenting him poorly. I think I have been clutching at straws about the GDPR. it is not the reporting of the exclusion that is an issue, it is this seeming conflict of interest - I really don't understand how professionals can in one breath advise for an exclusion and in the next claim they are to support me and AS with no agenda.

In my experience, if a school is not on board, and it doesn’t sound like they want to be, then in all likelihood it’s going to be an uphill battle. You say he has no diagnoses but you mention drug and alcohol abuse. Was this during pregnancy? If so then I guess fas/fasd is a possibility? Without a diagnosis of something it’s probable that they’ll continue to see him as a naughty boy, an inconvenience. My son doesn’t is dx adhd and ASD - and was permanently excluded from mainstream school by 6. If they want to understand, they can and will. If not, you’re banging your head against a brick wall. What assessments has he had? If you have evidence of alcohol abuse then could you request an fasd assessment as a starting point.