The rate of students in Lancashire persistently absent from school has doubled since the pandemic hit, new figures show.
Analysis figures from the Department for Education show 32,945 students in state-funded schools across Lancashire missed a tenth or more of sessions. The school day is split into a morning and afternoon session, with every child expected to attend all sessions. These students accounted for 20.3% of the 162,334 students enrolled in the area during the 2022-23 academic year. It was up significantly from 10% in 2018-19, before the pandemic.
Mr Whiteman added: 'If the Government is serious about getting more pupils back into the classroom, there must be a significant bolstering of funding for the services that support schools including children’s social care, and mental health.' The DfE recently announced a series of measures as part of its drive to boost attendance after the pandemic – including increasing fines for parents taking children out of school without permission.
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