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Recommendation 31
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Launch a public information campaign guiding parents on school attendance during illness.
Recommendation
We recommend the Department should launch a targeted public information campaign to guide parents on when and when not children who are unwell should attend school. Close working between the Department and the Department for Health and Social Care will be required to get this right, but it should aim to ensure that parents understand the types of illness, including coughs and colds, that should not require children in normal circumstances to miss school. (Paragraph 142) Barriers to attendance for certain pupil characteristics
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 ↗