Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 20
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Paragraph: 106
Take greater care when reporting SEND attendance statistics to avoid unhelpful comparisons.
Recommendation
Absence rates in special schools have always been significantly higher than in mainstream educational settings. We understand the SEND cohort have higher absences for legitimate and unavoidable reasons, thus making comparisons with other cohorts difficult. We recommend the Department take greater care when reporting these statistics to avoid unhelpful comparisons.
Paragraph Reference:
106
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 6 December 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗