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Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Status: Closed Opened: 12 Jan 2023 Closed: 27 May 2024 23 recommendations 14 conclusions 1 report

The Education Committee has launched an inquiry into persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils. This inquiry will focus on the issue of persistent and severe absence in schools, with a focus on supporting disadvantaged pupils. The inquiry aims to examine the issue of persistent and severe absence and the factors causing it and to …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventh Report - Persistent absence and support for disadva… HC 970 27 Sep 2023 37 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
36 Conclusion Seventh Report - Persistent absence and… Acknowledged

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils face significant attendance barriers requiring targeted support.

There is clear evidence to suggest pupils from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community face significant barriers to attendance. Whilst the Department is aware of this, not enough is being done to support this pupil cohort, and community interventions are filling the gap in localised areas. Whilst the Department does …

Government response. The Department will continue to convene the GRT Stakeholder group termly, engage them on attendance issues, and develop a good practice webinar focused on meeting GRT pupils' attendance needs.
Department for Education
37 Recommendation Seventh Report - Persistent absence and… Acknowledged

Roll out national measures to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils using best practice.

We recommend the Department continue to work with stakeholders from the GRT community and using examples of best practice, roll out measures on a national scale to support this pupil cohort. (Paragraph 168) 68 Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Government response. The Department will continue termly engagement with the GRT Stakeholder group, use their insights to test policy responses, and develop a good practice webinar focused on meeting GRT pupils' attendance needs.
Department for Education

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
27 Jun 2023 Graham Archer · Department for Education, Rt Hon Nick Gibb · Department for Education View ↗
6 Jun 2023 David Holmes · Family Action, Declan Barker · Nottingham City Council, Jonathan Pauley · City Inspires, Leigh Middleton · National Youth Agency, Nathan Persaud · School of Hard Knocks (SoHK) View ↗
16 May 2023 Diana Sutton · Bell Foundation, Dr Claudia Sumner · Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), Dr Daniel Stavrou · Special Education Consortium, Ellie Costello · Square Peg, Pauline Anderson OBE · Traveller Movement, Vicki Nash · Mind View ↗
7 Mar 2023 Alice Wilcock · Centre for Social Justice, Cllr Lucy Nethsingha · Local Government Association, Dame Rachel de Souza · Office of the Children's Commissioner for England, Mr Rob Williams · National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) View ↗