Spring Term absence round-up
We bring you an up-to-date picture of absence across the country
Are MATs getting bigger?
We look at trends in the size of MATs over the last five years.
How many 15-year-olds are gullible enough to get scammed by a spam email?
April Fools' Day is traditionally a day for (mostly) harmless pranks. But we look at a serious issue: how vulnerable are young people to being duped by online scams?
Attendance code B: Not absent but not present at school
It is rare for pupils to be regularly educated off-site. But there are a small number of pupils who spend more time off site than at the school at which they are registered.
Absence from school on Fridays
An updated picture of pupil absence by day of the week
Attendance of disadvantaged pupils on World Book Day
We look at whether there was an increase in absence among disadvantaged pupils on World Book Day, Christmas Jumper Day and Children in Need Day.
What will be the impact of extending universal free school meals in London?
We run through some options for evaluating the impact on absence and attainment of extending free school meals to pupils in Years 3 to 6 in schools in the Capital.
Are Ofsted inspections helpful for choosing secondary schools?
Ofsted argue that inspections support school choice. But can this be true if some schools haven't been inspected for several years?
Absence in the first half of Spring Term
At the end of last term we saw high levels of illness-related absence. In this post, we look at absence in Spring Term so far to see whether things have improved.