It might also be interesting to see what the figures look like if a less idealistic rate of
attendance (say 85%) were used as the benchmark. The reason given for the concern about …

This paper provides new empirical evidence on primary pupils' views on school attendance
in Wales at Key Stage 2. The research was conducted as part of the specific evidence …

This article considers the issues of attendance and non‐attendance, the latter of which has
been recently linked with 'behaviour'in a range of policy initiatives in England. John Dwyfor …

School absenteeism has been concerning educators in the Global North (including
Australia) as research suggests a relationship between school attendance, academic …

For over 10 years, the English government has provided extensive funding for initiatives to
raise school attendance, especially in the secondary school years, with unclear evidence of …

This article focuses upon the evidence, findings and recommendations made to the National
Behaviour and Attendance Review (NBAR) on school attendance in Wales. The review took …

Over 28% of primary pupils and 40% of FSM secondary pupils who qualified for free school
meals were persistently absent during the 2021/22 autumn term. Lee Elliot Major and Andy …

This report was prompted by a problem in the analysis in the NIDS-CRAM Wave 5 report
dealing with pandemic-related declines in school attendance. These declines were …

Recent reports from Parliamentary Committees (Parliament, 1995, 1996) on youth
homelessness and truancy have demonstrated a growing concern about the consequences …

► Bullying is neither exclusively nor even primarily a child-related activity► There is a
strong link between bullying and school non-attendance► Any attempts to change the …