Annual Reports

DfE: New figures released last week show that 450,330 children – 7.2% – were absent from school for 15% or more of the autumn 2010 & spring 2011 terms. This is the equivalent of missing a month’s worth of lessons in a year. The figures also reveal that more than 1m pupils (16.4%) missed half a day or more of school per week, equating to 10% of school time missed.
 
This is the first time that a new persistent absence measure has been recorded, giving a clearer picture of the problem in our schools.  Schools Minister Nick Gibb said that the new figures revealed the worrying extent of long-term absence from school in England.  The figures have also failed to improve on last year.
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DHMixed sex accommodation in the NHS has fallen by over 90% in under a year, according to new data published by the Department of Health. The latest statistics show that unjustified breaches of rules on mixed sex accommodation have fallen from nearly 12,000 to just over 1,000 in just 10 months.
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