Government adviser calls for crackdown on primary school absence

16 Apr 2012 03:22 PM

• Publishing reception absence data to help schools intervene earlier
• Overhaul of fine system for school absence to make it more effective
• Strengthening of the rules around term-time holidays
• Extension of Charlie Taylor’s appointment as Government adviser

Charlie Taylor, the Government’s Expert Adviser on Behaviour, yesterday called for a crackdown on primary school absence to make sure it is not a problem later on in life.

Latest figures show that almost 400,000 pupils miss 15 per cent of schooling a year – the equivalent of having a month off school.

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