FEA
First collection of data from the children's commissioner shows nearly 1,500 children with social workers not in school
Ministers also seek views on 'missing' children as department publishes first data on home education and council enforcement
In evidence to the Education Committee's persistent absence inquiry, Ofsted said GPs and pharmacies could help parents 'get the...
Expansion of hubs programme follows a pilot which 'achieved significant reductions' in absence
Children eligible for free school meals were more than twice as likely to miss 10 per cent or more...
MPs hear schools are misusing attendance codes to disguise managed moves, and well-off parents abuse holiday fines system
Around a quarter of pupils have missed 10 per cent or more sessions since September
Government says GPs are 'unlikely to be able to offer such evidence to support one-off absences related to mental...
It means 3.2 million pupils were at home today because of strikes if attendance data from 3,300 schools is...
