In a previous blogpost, we examined how persistent absence might be measured in an era when absence rates are higher than pre-pandemic.
Our view was that it was important to look at the number of spells of absence alongside the rate of absence.
However, we noticed some errors in our calculations of number of spells. So, in this blog, we update our work.
We suggest a number of options for redefining persistent absence. The first is to increase the threshold from 10% to 15%.
