Shelley Jackson's son is yet to finish primary school - but until recently, she worried he would be kicked out of school before that could happen. Shelley would receive daily phone calls about her son's behaviour. The phone calls would tell her 'he was dysregulated, he was out of class, he was up a tree'. 'The behaviour became worse and worse, and he was trying to abscond from the school,' she tells Sky News.
From lashing out to being 'full of beans' Karlie Greenleaves and Barry Hopkins have seen a marked change in their year three son since the no-exclusion policy was implemented. 'He now loves school and is ready in the morning - for him it's all about a routine. 'Before he would be lashing out and not know how to communicate.' They say the difference comes from him being able to recognise how he feels loved.