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Study shows pupils are comfortable with ‘driving’ and interacting with seeing and hearing robots, which allow their peers to be virtually present for school activities

Absence rates have not dropped since higher £160 fines were introduced in September, analysis reveals

Threatening parents with fines is ‘not working for many families and not reducing severe absence rates’, former children’s commissioner warns

Baroness Jacqui Smith was responding to questions in the House of Lords

Dan Worth outlines a litany of issues with the way attendance codes have changed for pupils engaged in remote education – and why it’s at odds with wider messages from the DfE

Most parents would consider taking their child on holiday during term time. A government review of the exorbitant prices of travel during school holidays is the answer, says ASCL’s general secretary

Leaders raise concerns about new statutory attendance rules that they warn can penalise disadvantaged students or those with SEND

Government data reveals more than 150,000 pupils missed half or more of their school time last year

The programme director overseeing the delivery of the government’s new attendance scheme outlines how it will work for those involved – and how it could benefit all in the sector

A significant proportion of parents have changed their attitude towards school attendance since the pandemic, a Parentkind poll shows

One education director at a trust of special schools explains the practical steps it took to improve attendance – with some remarkable results

Government awards £15m contract for mentoring support for persistently absent secondary school students in 10 Priority Education Investment Areas across England