New measures to increase school attendance
New consultation to end postcode lottery바카라 사이트¯in바카라 사이트¯how schools manage바카라 사이트¯avoidable absence바카라 사이트¯
New proposals to tackle the postcode lottery of avoidable absence in schools have been announced by the government today.
A new consultation proposes that all schools have robust policies detailing how they바카라 사이트¯will바카라 사이트¯support pupils to attend as regularly as possible and sets out how바카라 사이트¯legal intervention including바카라 사이트¯penalty notices should be used in promoting good attendance by local authorities.
The number of pupils persistently absent increased to 501,642 in secondary schools in autumn 2020, compared with 454,167 in 2019, not including non-attendance in covid circumstances.
The latest data shows a radically different approach to sanctions across the country, with some local authorities issuing no fines in 2020/21, while others issued over 1,500. The new standards will make sure interventions such as fines are always used when all other options have been explored.
Although the pandemic is still present and causing some unavoidable absence amongst teachers and staff, it has highlighted바카라 사이트¯the importance of regular face-to-face education to allow all pupils to fulfil their potential.바카라 사이트¯
바카라 사이트¯ Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said:바카라 사이트¯
I want every single child to have바카라 사이트¯the opportunity to fulfil their potential, which only time in school with this country바카라 사이트™s world-class teachers can bring.바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯That바카라 사이트™s why I will continue to give schools the tools they need to keep pupils in class, whether that바카라 사이트™s support with ventilation, testing or vaccinations, which all remain so vital.
And as we transition from pandemic to endemic, it makes me even more determined to fight for children to be in school every day they possibly can be.바카라 사이트¯
Absence due to Covid is unavoidable, but there are other reasons children miss out on school too. Our new proposals will end the postcode lottery of how attendance is managed in different schools and parts of the country, and make sure every child and family바카라 사이트¯gets바카라 사이트¯the best possible support to attend school as regularly as possible.
Schools Minister Robin Walker said:
The time pupils spend in classrooms, with their friends and with our world class teachers, is fundamental to their development, education and the opportunities they have to succeed. We know that Covid has led to some unavoidable absences from school but that makes it even more important to reduce avoidable absence.
So whether it바카라 사이트™s through the support we are providing to schools to keep children learning face-to-face through the pandemic, or the proposals we have published today to help drive down avoidable absence in the medium and longer term, I will continue to do everything in my power to help make sure every young person can benefit from being in school, day in day out.
Today바카라 사이트™s consultation comes as the latest school attendance statistics show 99.9% of schools are open, with 87.4% of pupils attending.
The 바카라 사이트 continues to prioritise face-to-face education for pupils and confirmed yesterday that all schools that submitted eligible applications for an air purifier will receive them, alongside additional funding from NHS England to support with delivery of the vaccination programme.
As part of the plans to tackle avoidable absence, local authorities and academy trusts will be expected to have plans for how they바카라 사이트¯will provide targeted support for pupils who need it and바카라 사이트¯work with schools to help spread best practice across the school system in driving good attendance.바카라 사이트¯
Schools are also being asked from today to sign up to a new daily attendance data collection trial. Data바카라 사이트¯will be gathered바카라 사이트¯directly from school registers, reducing administrative work and potentially helping schools, academy trusts, local authorities and central government spot and address system-wide issues more quickly if the trial is successful.바카라 사이트¯
The Children바카라 사이트™s Commissioner is also working with바카라 사이트¯a number of바카라 사이트¯local authorities to바카라 사이트¯review바카라 사이트¯interrogate their data and바카라 사이트¯step up바카라 사이트¯efforts to support children that are persistently absent from school.바카라 사이트¯
Children바카라 사이트™s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza said:
School is the best place for children to be. It바카라 사이트™s crucial to their academic attainment and is a place they can make friends and play sports. I have always believed in the importance of school and in the largest ever survey of children `The Big Ask바카라 사이트™ children themselves how much they enjoy school and all it brings.
I am determined that we must get children back into the classroom. We must find those children who aren바카라 사이트™t back in school, find out why they aren바카라 사이트™t attending, and actively help them to find their way back in.
That바카라 사이트™s why this work is so important, it is crucial to help children recover from the upheaval of the Pandemic and for them to able to thrive into the future.
바카라 사이트¯ The Department바카라 사이트™s automated daily data collection trial will run over the coming months to바카라 사이트¯assess:바카라 사이트¯ 바카라 사이트¯
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The quality of the data being collected and how well it allows the government to understand and manage sector-wide바카라 사이트¯attendance바카라 사이트¯trends;바카라 사이트¯
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The potential for it to replace other forms of attendance data collection to reduce burdens on schools; and바카라 사이트¯
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How바카라 사이트¯the data바카라 사이트¯can be made available to schools, trusts and local authorities to help them identify and manage local trends and issues.바카라 사이트¯ 바카라 사이트¯ At all times the Department will manage the data collected in compliance with data protection laws, and the Department바카라 사이트™s own data protection policies.바카라 사이트¯
The Department remains바카라 사이트¯committed to a registration system for children not in바카라 사이트¯school and바카라 사이트¯will바카라 사이트¯publish the relevant consultation response바카라 사이트¯shortly.바카라 사이트¯