Attendance

Schools in England had the highest daily absence rate so far during the 2025-26 academic year in June, when temperatures reached 37.7C

Suspensions and permanent exclusions have reduced nationally for the first time since the pandemic, but suspensions are up in primary and for pupils with education, health and care plans

Schools report that internal truancy has got worse since the pandemic. Now, for the first time, research gives us an indication of how prevalent the challenge is across secondary schools

Most schools did not make any changes to the school day to accommodate England’s 2am World Cup match against Mexico

As she steps down as CEO of Ark after 22 years, Lucy Heller gives Jon Severs an exclusive rare interview about her views on trusts, politics and the post-Covid period in schools

The call from NEU’s Daniel Kebede follows England manager Thomas Tuchel, who told parents to ‘write an excuse for school and let children watch’ the World Cup match

A member of the inquiry into white working-class pupils’ outcomes says successive governments’ efforts to drive up standards have overlooked a phase of education where students often become disengaged

Ofsted’s latest data reveals a disparity in outcomes between primary and secondary schools in the combined inspection area of attendance and behaviour

The education select committee questions the Ofsted chief about the impact of inspections on school leaders’ wellbeing and about controversy over the watchdog’s grade for achievement

Education consultant and former headteacher Rachel Macfarlane explains why creating a sense of adventure in schools can engage pupils and parents more than pleas to attend

New guidance on communicating with parents about absence leaves schools with the ‘all but impossible’ task of improving attendance without being able to hold families to account, warn leaders

Committee will scrutinise DfE’s teacher recruitment targets and plans to reform accountability measures and narrow the disadvantage gap