In a series of special reports, our Social Affairs Correspondent, Christine Alsford, spent time at a Redbridge Community School in Southampton.
The school has dramatically improved its truancy rates, reduced permanent exclusions and turned lives around.
The number of pupils being excluded from school is on the rise with last year's figures up by more than 10%.
A school in a part of Southampton has been bucking that trend and achieving remarkable results by running a special unit aimed at turning life around for some of its most challenging students.
Our social affairs correspondent Christine Alsford was given exclusive access to the unit and its groundbreaking work.
Here is the second of her three special reports about a school working hard to ensure Every Day Counts:
Christine spoke to pupils Paige Masters and Mikey McCann along with teacher Laura Streeter from Redbridge Community School.
Click here for Christine's first special report.
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