Pupils: Absenteeism
Commons · Question 33885 · Tabled 26 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to reduce frequent absences of children from school.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 6 Mar 2025
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.Tackling absence is at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. If children aren’t in school, it doesn’t matter how effective or...