Truancy hits record levels

Truancy in England's schools rose to record levels last year, official statistics have shown.
12 April 2012

Truancy in England's schools rose to record levels last year, official statistics have shown.

Pupils missed 1.05% of school sessions due to "unauthorised absence" in 2008-09 - a 4% rise from 1.01% in 2007-08, according to figures published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

This was a 44% rise on 1996-97, when the truancy rate was 0.73%.

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