Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 61892

Schools: Attendance

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Dr Luke Evans

ConservativeHinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that guidance and resources for School Attendance Support Teams includes young carers.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
The department wants to ensure that young carers have the best life chances by supporting them in their education. We recognise that absence from school is almost always a symptom of wider needs and barriers that a family are facing and is often also the ...

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