Written questions

Pupils: Attendance

Lords · Question HL284 · Tabled 23 Jul 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 5 Aug 2024

Question

Asked by Baroness Whitaker

To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to ensure that Traveller families understand what the term "mobile child" means, as used in the statutory guidance Working together to improve school attendance, published on 29 February.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 5 Aug 2024

The School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024 and accompanying statutory guidance ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ use the term ‘mobile child’ to describe a child of compulsory school age who has no fixed abode and w...