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School attendance rates fall again as more pupils self-isolate

School attendance rates fell again last week as more pupils were forced to self-isolate due to potential Covid contact...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Five-fold increase in secondary pupils isolating due to in-school Covid contact

The number of secondary pupils self-isolating because of a potential contact with a Covid case in school increased more...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Attendance: 1 in 10 secondary pupils not in school in second week of reopening

More than one in ten secondary pupils were not in school yesterday, the day attendance for older pupils became...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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League tables could still include summer term attendance

The government has not ruled out using attendance data for the summer term in school league tables, despite backing...

James Carr
James Carr
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Mandatory school attendance will ‘pit heads against parents’

The decision to reintroduce school attendance enforcement will “pit heads against parents” and risks costly legal action from families...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Data reveals huge variation in spring term school attendance across England

Attendance in schools has varied hugely across England this term, new data shows, with rates in the week before...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School attendance rises to over 18% after half term

School attendance rose to over 18 per cent in the week after half term, with an increase in secondary...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Primary school attendance now six times higher than in the last lockdown

Almost one in four primary pupils were in school last week, with attendance rates among younger pupils now six...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School attendance rises to 16% as key worker numbers leap

School attendance has climbed again to around 16 per cent, with 23 per cent of primary pupils now going...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker