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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Emma Gill

Truanting pupils to be named on national register under major shake-up in schools

Pupils who are persistently absent from class will be named on an official register under government plans to tackle attendance.

It's just one of the measures set to be announced in the Queen's speech on Tuesday, which Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi says will make sure pupils can benefit from 'every possible hour in the classroom'.

The national register will be a private list allowing the Department for Education to keep tabs on those kids not in school.

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