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  • 130,000 fewer pupils regularly missing school

    New figures show that persistent absence is down by almost a third.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Primary school absence: government adviser calls for crackdown

    The government’s expert adviser on behaviour has called for a crackdown on primary school absence.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Almost 400,000 pupils miss at least a month of school

    Almost 400,000 persistently absent children missed at least a month of school, figures reveal today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New data highlights true picture of school absence

    Information on absenteeism in schools.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statement on school absence statistics for Spring term 2011

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb's statement on absence in schools.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ex-service personnel to become mentors to young people

    Ex-service personnel will be fast-tracked into schools to help young people achieve.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pupil absence figures for autumn 2009 and spring 2010

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb welcomes the overall decrease in school absence rates and announces the Government's commitment to tackling underlying causes of absenteeism.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pupil absence statistics for spring term 2010

    The pupil absence statistics for the spring term 2010 are published. Nick Gibb emphasises the government’s commitment to tackling the causes of absenteeism.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Response to figures showing fall in overall absence rate

    Schools Minister Nick Gibb comments on recently published data on school absences.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government