More than a million days of learning were lost last year after record numbers of children were suspended from school. School suspensions have risen by a third compared to pre-pandemic levels, leading to fears of a deepening crisis in the UK's schools post-pandemic. Teaching leaders say there is a national shortage of alternative forms of education for excluded pupils, as the rise in suspension puts unprecedented demand on the system Sky News can also reveal that girls are being suspended from school at twice the national rate. Read more on the story: https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-a-million-days-of-learning-lost-after-record-numbers-of-children-are-suspended-from-school-12959927 #schools #education #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: null Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com/ and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales