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Understanding the real reasons behind school attendance issues

Understanding the real reasons behind school attendance issues

Introduction According to the DfE’s annual report, in the 2023/24 academic year, over 1.5 million pupils in England were persistently absent from school, equating to more than one in five children missing at least 10% of their education, and that.