DfE’s using ‘influencers’ to boost school attendance The Department for Education also revealed in its response to MPs that the attendance data collection will become mandatory ‘no sooner’ than September
£15m plans revealed to ramp up attendance-boosting mentoring pilot Government launches search for firms to expand project into 10 investment areas and help 3,600 pupils a year
Just 1 in 20 severely absent pupils get five good GCSEs, study shows But those whose absence improves in year 11 go on to get better grades than those who stay away
Almost 1 in 10 secondary pupils off as sickness absence rises The proportion of pupils missing school because of illness has doubled in two weeks
Attendance: Ministers plan local absence ‘action alliances’ DfE also meeting health leaders to discuss better data-sharing between departments
Attendance: MPs want mental health absence code and CAMHS review Schools should also be compelled to use the daily attendance data collection to ‘turn the tide on absence’, says education committee
‘I don’t really care anymore’: Parent apathy on attendance laid bare Report exposes ‘fundamental breakdown in the relationship between schools and parents’
How attendance hubs are tackling soaring absences Leaders are going beyond the school gates in their push to get children back in the classroom
Attendance gap widens as poorer pupils fall behind Government data shows alarming absence rates are not improving