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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Benjamin Cooper

Education Secretary says school attendance ‘non-negotiable’ in truancy crackdown

PA Wire

Nadhim Zahawi will on Thursday announce a crackdown on truancy as part of a new Schools Bill, after he said children attending classes is “non-negotiable”.

The Education Secretary will order schools across England to produce plans for addressing absenteeism as they return to more regular operations following the end of pandemic lockdowns, according to the Telegraph.

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