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DfE seeks organisation to mentor pupils in disadvantaged areas as persistent absence remains high
Absences rose more than five-fold in first full year of the pandemic
DfE data shows Covid disruption to schools is on the rise again
Attendance tracker records 'first significant increase' since late January
Leaders describe new data as 'extremely worrying' as exam students remain worst-hit by absences
But staff absence remains high and tens of thousands of pupils still have Covid
Ofsted also found remote education has 'negatively affected' some pupils' perception of the need to be in school
A quarter of schools have more than 15 per cent of teachers off - nearly double the rate in...
Tens of thousands of staff are off school with confirmed cases of the virus
