Survey shows changing attitudes towards school attendance among parents
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Survey shows changing attitudes towards school attendance among parents
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Three-quarters of parents have allowed their child to stay at home and take a ‘duvet day’ if they don’t want to attend school, according to a new survey.
Pupils are estimated to miss an average of 6.5 school days per year, amounting to an overall total of 23m days of learning lost
A new report shows that over half of parents say they regularly allow an “emotional absence” from school and let their children…
Almost half of parents are worried about the cost of buying uniform for the start of the school year
Schools must have single-sex spaces and toilets for children over eight must not be shared, government guidance says
Findings spike concern that children are not taught essential life skills
Dame Rachel admitted she had previously been ‘as guilty’ on the issue
