Record 170,000 children in England missed at least half of classes in 2024 - EdCentral

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1. Record number of school pupils are missing more than half of their lessons, shock school absence figures show | The Sun

2. Record number of pupils in England ‘severely absent’ from school – figures | The Standard

3. Alarm as a record 150,000 pupils are absent for at least half of all school days after the number triples in just six years | Daily Mail

4. ‘They will consider prosecuting me’: parents on why their children are missing school – and the consequences | The Guardian

More than 170,000 children in England missed at least half their school lessons last year, which is a record high, government figures suggest.

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