The Education Committee holds the first session of itsinquiry into persistent absence, as government data shows school attendance levels remain worse than pre-pandemic.
Witnesses include Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza, who recently published findings of her Attendance Audit, stating: “Thousands of children find themselves without the support that they need to engage in education and attend school.”
She will be joined by experts from the Centre for Social Justice think tank which published a report on the subject last year, as well the National Association of Head Teachers and Local Government Association (LGA).
