#school-attendance tag

Parents working from home affecting school attendance, says councillor

School attendance in Monmouthshire remains below pre-pandemic levels despite some improvement, with many families failing to send children to school regularly.

fromwww.bbc.com

2 weeks ago

Parents working from home affecting school attendance

Twm OwenLocal Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images A councillor has blamed parents who work from home for continued poor attendance at Welsh schools. Monmouthshire councillor Martyn Groucutt, said school attendance had not recovered to pre-pandemic levels. "Since the pandemic too many families have stopped sending their children to school regularly." The annual report from Monmouthshire County Council's director of education for 2024/25 said overall attendance had "improved".

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fromTheregister

1 month ago

UK schools supplier Bromcom gets an F for Azure uptime

Bromcom's Azure-hosted MIS experienced severe outages at the start of term, preventing reliable attendance tracking and access to parental contact details.

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fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

Bridget Phillipson: parents must do more about bad behaviour and attendance in schools

Government launches major programme to tackle post-Covid declines in school attendance and behaviour, targeting struggling schools and calling on parents and carers to help.

fromKqed

2 months ago

Richmond School District to Train Staff on ICE Raids Due to Falling Attendance | KQED

Muñoz, who specializes in policymaking and education, said differentiating between warrants "is very difficult to do if you don't have a legal background."

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fromIrish Independent

4 months ago

'Hugely alarming' levels of school absences prompts Minister Helen McEntee to announce measures to tackle problem

Declining school attendance rates warrant urgent action and a comprehensive strategy for improvement.