The Department for Education recently published its latest absence statistics, and, in response, the Education Policy Institute has published its findings on absences in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.
New data from UCAS shows that only 32.5 per cent of Welsh 18-year-olds had applied to university by the end of June this year, compared to 41.2 per cent across the UK.
The government has unveiled new Technical Excellence Colleges, which will be situated up and down the country to train and deliver the workforce needed to build new homes, schools, and hospitals.
Teacher Tapp’s 2024-25 end of year report reveals that student absence was a major worry, with 69 per cent of primary and 80 per cent of secondary teachers saying it was disrupting learning.
The government has announced an extra £18 million for local councils in England so they can rollout early intervention child protection reforms, which come part of Family Group Decision Making.
England has seen the biggest year-on-year school attendance improvement for a decade, with figures showing that more than 140,000 fewer pupils are persistently absent compared last year.
The prime minister’s announced an £88 million package to support youth clubs and schools to offer more activities, with £22.5 million specifically to go towards after-school clubs.