Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classroomsEvery school in England is to be issued with an AI-generated target for minimum pupil attendance, the government has...
Read MoreSchools combining incentives with sanctions saw better response than those relying purely on punishmentPizza parties and iPads are being offered to pupils as incentives to improve school attendance, according to a new report...
Read MoreThinktank says unauthorised absence is ‘a leading cause’ of performance gap between disadvantaged pupils and peersUnauthorised school absence is a leading cause of the widening performance gap between disadvantaged...
Read MoreEPI blames patchy data for uncertainty over numbers and calls for national register to track those out of schoolIncomplete records and patchy data mean there could be up to 300,000 children missing out on education in England,...
Read MoreExclusive: Education secretary to tell schools in England pupils need sense of belonging, as attendance declines Top exam grades will not transform children into happy and healthy adults, the education secretary will say,...
Read More‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say criticsSome schools in England are sending police to the homes of children who are persistently absent, or warning them their...
Read MoreNumber of severely absent children was 150% higher last year than pre-Covid, with one in 50 children missing at least half of lessonsRecord numbers of pupils in England were absent for long periods last year, with one in 50...
Read MoreNuffield Foundation to also recommend longer half-term breaks in proposed overhaul of calendar ‘in place since Victorian times’England should ditch its school calendar “stuck in place since Victorian...
Read MoreDepartment for Education estimates 97,000 children were home educated in 2023 summer term, 11,000 more than previous termMore than one in 100 children in England were homeschooled last summer term, with many parents citing...
Read MoreAnalysis also says not attending school is as deadly as smoking or heavy drinkingEvery year spent in school or university improves our life expectancy, while not attending school is as deadly as smoking or heavy drinking,...
Read MoreBridget Phillipson says unique number to link school, health and council data would stop childrens’ needs ‘falling through gaps’Children in England should be given a unique number to link their records held by...
Read MoreBridget Phillipson to set out ‘generational challenges’ also including child mental health crisisLabour has vowed to reset the “broken relationship between schools and families” by tackling the crisis in...
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