Experts from The University of Manchester are warning that school attendance across England still hasn’t recovered for many children since the pandemic – and the gap between rich and poor pupils is growing. Their findings are the latest in the Child of the North #ChildrenFirst series, which calls for urgent action to help every child…
The latest insights report from ImpactEd Group’s Understanding Attendance national research project reveals the impact of demographic and environmental factors on students’ attendance, including family and home environment, relationships and incentives. New research has identified family and home environment as one of the most impactful environmental factors on attendance, with students’ mindsets regarding the…
A new report has revealed that the number of parents taking their children out of school for unauthorised holidays decreased by 5.7% in the last academic year, dropping from 3.7 million to 3.5 million in the year to date. The research, as part of the ‘School Performance Crisis Report’ created by education software solution Access…
Ahead of the 2025 Spending Review, School-Home Support (SHS) welcomes the Government’s ambition to tackle the school attendance crisis, but warns about how school cuts may damage efforts by school leaders to address the crisis. SHS welcomes the Government’s commitment to addressing the school attendance crisis as evident in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools…
