GPs should help ‘risk-averse’ parents send kids back to school, says Ofsted In evidence to the Education Committee’s persistent absence inquiry, Ofsted said GPs and pharmacies could help parents ‘get the right perspective and balance’
Illness drives stubbornly high persistent absence Around a quarter of pupils have missed 10 per cent or more sessions since September
Strep A in schools: what the guidance says UKHSA guidance warns that Strep A infections can spread through table tops, taps and handles, and urges schools to ‘enforce’ hand-washing programmes