A North East MP has called on the government to address an "educational catastrophe" as thousands of children are reported to have been gone missing from school in the last year.
Figures from the Department for Education state that local authorities in England identified an estimated 94,900 children missing from school at some point during the 2021/22 academic year. In the North East that figure was 2,090.
The figure represents those not registered at school or otherwise receiving suitable education. On a single day in spring this year, local authorities reported an estimated 24,700 children from education.
