Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 17745
Pupils: Attendance
Tabled: 3 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase collaborative working at local authority level to improve school attendance.
Answer
Stephen MorganThe statutory ‘working together to improve school attendance’ guidance sets out that schools, trusts and local authorities should work together to tackle absence. The guidance makes clear that local authorities are expected to work with the child’s parent...
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