Attendance and behaviour support for parents

Support for parents - Managed moves

The Government provides a guide for parents on school behaviour and exclusion - this guide is intended to support parents whose children attend a maintained school, pupil referral unit, academy school or alternative provision academy in England.

In some cases, your child’s school may decide it is best for your child to move to another school permanently following an off-site direction placement. This is known as a managed move.

Managed moves should be voluntary and have your agreement before they take place. Your child’s school should not pressure you into agreeing to one. If you feel pressured into agreeing to a managed move, it is very important that you raise this with the school’s governing board.

A managed move should only occur when it is in your child’s best interests and all parties, including the new school and you, agree it would be best for your child to move to another school permanently.

Schools should not use a ‘trial period’ or ‘trial admission’ for managed moves, as a managed move is a permanent move to another school.

If your child has an EHC plan, their school should contact the local authority prior to the move and if the local authority, both schools and you are in agreement that there should be a managed move, the local authority will need to follow the process for changing an EHC plan.DFE guide for parents on school behaviour and exclusion

Last updated 13 September 2023