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.
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.
We investigate the rate at which pupils have been leaving the state-funded education system
We look at the group of pupils enrolled in schools but who are regularly educated off-site in other types of provision.
6,400 young people were in local authority commissioned alternative provision outside of schools and colleges in January 2021.
Some thoughts about how persistent absence could be defined in a world affected by Covid
Over 32,000 young people were in education outside of the state-funded school system but paid for by local authorities in January 2021. We take a closer look at this group.
Two blogposts from the Headteachers’ Roundtable concerning funding and pupils with statements of special educational needs (SEN) or education, health and care plans (EHCP) caught our eye recently. The first, by Jarlath O’Brien, highlighted the projected 15% increase in the number of pupils requiring a place in a special school over the next ten years [...]