Ahead of the new school term, Greg James has started to receive ominous letters informing him of something happening on Tuesday 3rd September, where “attendance is compulsory” and “truancy ...

The Government was today launching another crackdown on truancy as figures were expected to show the number of missed school days fell only marginally in the last school year. Education Secretary ...

If your child remains unhappy at school, he or she might be tempted to skip it altogether, with potentially disastrous consequences for his or her education. Government figures show primary ...

TWO Basildon schools have been named among the worst in the country over "truancy issues" –with one taking the top spot nationwide. The Basildon Upper Academy has been named and shamed as ...

It comes after Department for Education figures showed a rise in truancy. Data showed 2.3% of Hull pupils missed more than half of class time in the last academic year, up from 1.9% in the ...

If they go unexcused, a student could quickly end up being labeled as truant. Both chronic absenteeism and chronic truancy include various levels of intervention from schools. Schools ar supposed to ...

School absence fines ramp up amid growing concern Parents of truants to have benefits cut Benefits cut warning over truancy Speaking at an event held by Onward, a centre-right think tank ...