Dodd Partners
'Schools should consider prioritising encouraging and individualised approaches in addition to punitive sanction'
Severe absence increases among some of the most vulnerable pupils in the system
DfE research finds missing just 10 days of year 11 halves the odds of getting a grade 5 in...
Disadvantage gap would be four months smaller at age 16 if absence rates between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils were...
Catherine McKinnell says she's focused on children who regularly miss 'significant amounts of school'
Schools are walking an attendance tightrope amid government pressure and more parental opposition
Research finds 32 million days were lost to unauthorised absence and exclusions in 2022-23
Concerning analysis reveals most vulnerable pupils miss up to 4.4 more days of school than their peers
Schools found success when they identified areas where pupils did not feel safe
