Educational Visits: Attendance
Commons · Question 17864 · Tabled 10 Jul 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 7 Aug 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department's guidance permits schools to make participation in school events, trips, and extracurricular activities conditional on achieving a minimum attendance rate.
Answer
Answered by Paul Waugh, 7 Aug 2026
The department’s guidance does not prescribe how school attendance rewards and incentives are applied. Decisions about their operation are generally matters for individual schools, reflecting their circumstances and the needs of their pupils.Where schools...