The Department for Education is addressing persistent pupil absenteeism and children missing education in England, where approximately one in five school-age children miss at least one day per fortnight. The department is considering measures including a national register of out-of-school children, parental notification duties, and improved attendance enforcement, while also examining whether home-to-school transport policy adequately supports attendance.
That this House notes with concern the impact of low school attendance on pupils' futures; acknowledges the significant effect of covid-19 on overall absence rates, which have increased by 57% since 2015; further notes with alarm that 26.5% of secondary …
Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee, considered. Third Reading 13:08:00 Vicky Ford (Chelmsford) (Con): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. This Bill on school attendance is important to our nation’s children …
Second Reading 13:31:00 Vicky Ford (Chelmsford) (Con): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. We should all be extraordinarily proud of our nation’s young people. Children in England rank 11th in the world for …