Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 13
13
Deferred
Paragraph: 71
Adjust Free School Meal eligibility criteria to ensure all children in poverty are in receipt.
Conclusion
Given a major driver of low attendance is low income, it follows that measures to tackle child poverty should be considered in the Department’s approach to improving attendance. The Department should make an assessment of the eligibility criteria for Free School Meals and adjust if necessary, ensuring all children in poverty are in receipt.
Government Response Summary
The government deflects the recommendation by welcoming the Committee’s recognition of timely attendance data and the progress of the daily data pilot, rather than addressing the call to assess Free School Meal eligibility and child poverty.
Paragraph Reference:
71
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
13. The Government welcomes the Committee’s recognition of the value of timely attendance data, the progress that has been made in implementing the daily data pilot, and its important potential role in driving improved attendance.