Milton Keynes College
Ministers publish new guidance that will become statutory from September
Clarity comes after Gillian Keegan said 'missing school for activism is unacceptable'
Penalties for unauthorised absence will hit £80, and all schools will have to join attendance tracker scheme
Raising fines and making guidance and daily data submissions mandatory will boost early intervention and a support-first approach, says...
More focus needed on 'second transition' for pupils leaving year 7 and sanctions deemed 'insufficient'
Our attendance woes won’t be solved by doing more of the same in the hopes of returning to the...
Bridget Phillipson will also announce a Labour government will use AI to spot trends in attendance
DfE also confirms £15m rollout of attendance mentor scheme and new parent marketing campaign
Almost 400,000 penalties were issued by councils last year, DfE data shows
