New analysis has revealed a sharp increase in the number of girls who are severely absent from school over the last six ...

The comments come four months after Government research showed the number of pupils classed as "severely absent" in England ...

Increased attention on school attendance has prompted recent concern among some families, especially parents whose children ...

A secondary school has said it has made improvements after it was sent a government letter warning it could lose its funding ...

Scientists are warning about a simple health issue causing hundreds of thousands of children to miss extra days of school.

Overall, 171,269 pupils were classed as severely absent last academic year, up from 150,256 in 2022/23. It is the highest number recorded since the current DfE data began in 2006/07.

Girls have been absent from school during their periods because of fears they will not be allowed out of class to go to the ...

When one in five children in Georgia is chronically absent from school, we’re not just facing an education challenge — we’re confronting a crisis that touches every corner of our state ...

Nearly a quarter of Oklahoma children were chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year. Housing instability is a likely ...

Last school year, 35% of Maryland high school students were chronically absent from school, compared to about 23% of elementary school students. Absenteeism rates are higher among Hispanic and Black ...