There is an 'absence epidemic' in schools with large numbers of those from disadvantaged backgrounds persistently absent from school.... Bridget Phillipson has suggested schools need to be more engaging for this group as well as offering more support... Ken O'Toole thinks expand work placements to younger students would give them a flavour of why school might help them get where they want.

Has anyone asked the children why their absent, I wonder?

#schools

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/08/work-experience-school-absences-manchester-airport-boss-ken-o-toole