Schools are failing the education test

Pupil exclusions and focus on exam results are marginalising and disengaging children from learning, says Chris Pratt. The rise in school exclusions ( Report, theguardian.com, 25 October) is further evidence of the increasing numbers of children being marginalised and disengaging from learning. You can add to this the “off-loading” of tens of thousands of pupils from schools to improve examination results and the increasing difficulties in meeting the needs of children with special n