Scandal of 40,000 children missing from education entirely after absentee numbers rise by 6,000 in just a year

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1. Social media ‘chipping away at attention spans’ of pupils – Ofsted chief | The Standard

2. Warning for parents over what's 'chipping away' at attention spans in schools | Mirror

3. Ofsted chief backs Australia-style social media ban for under-16s | The Times

4. Social media blamed for one million school expulsions after ‘chipping away’ at kids’ brains, Ofsted says | The Sun

Schools watchdog Ofsted yesterday warned of a national attendance 'scandal' - after it emerged the number of children missing from education has topped 39,000, an increase of one-fifth over the year before.