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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Catherine Lough

New attendance register to stop ‘ghost children’ falling through the net

PA Wire

A new national register will be introduced to stop vulnerable pupils falling through the cracks and going missing from school rolls, the Government has announced.

The Schools White Paper announced that laws would be introduced to modernise how attendance is recorded, with a “national data solution” used to track attendance and provide a “safety net” for vulnerable pupils at risk of disappearing from school rolls.

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