The Corona crisis has hit education hard worldwide. As of 28 April 2020, school closures
affected 1.3 billion learners in 186 countries, or 73.8% of total enrolment. Nearly all African …

As a nation, Kenya hopes to achieve Education for All (EFA) by the year 2015. This is an
uphill task given the various challenges in the education sector. The year 2015 is also …

The recommendations in this paper draw on feedback from conversations with 36 policy-
makers, sector bodies, third sector representatives and practitioners primarily from England …

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit at the beginning of 2020, entire populations halted
socializing, schooling, and commerce to “stay home and save lives” in the face of uncertainty …

In this month's CABL, an article by Lewis‐de Los Angeles et al.(see page 1) addresses the
increase in school refusal or avoidance over the last few years. This is undoubtedly a …

Absence from school, especially frequent or prolonged absence, is acknowledged as a
potential factor in school dropout and suboptimal academic achievement. The issue of …

Chief inspector Owen Evans said:" Attendance rates in secondary schools are a cause for
concern; when pupils are not in school, they are not learning, and the data reported equates …

Certainly, no one can be blamed for making a lack of effort. Not the DfES, Scottish
Parliament or Welsh or Northern Ireland Assemblies. In fact, after reading this chapter, you …

In recent years, regular surveys of schools on their students' attendance have been carried
out by the Ministry of Education. The most recent of these was carried out during the week of …

Education has a huge impact on any human society and it can safely be assumed that no
society is optimally functional until it is properly educated. In the global perspective, it is an …