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.
What is persistent absence measuring (and does it need to change)?
Why looking at the number of spells of absence alongside rates of absence helps to identify those who are most likely to remain persistently absent
Autumn term absence round-up
We bring you the latest insights from Attendance Tracker, and summarise the picture across (almost) the whole of Autumn Term
A quick overview of FFT estimates for primary schools
We discuss where primary FFT estimates come from, and look at some of their uses and limitations
The relationship between month of birth, exclusions and identification of special educational needs
Pupils born in the summer are more likely to be identified as having special educational needs and disadabilities but are also (slightly) less likely to be excluded or suspended.
Absence in the first half term of 2022/23
There are early signs of an improvement in attendance in primary and secondary schools this year
Schools Like Yours – Updated for 2022
We have updated our Schools Like Yours tool with the most recent published datasets, including Key Stage 4 data for 2022
The incidence of special educational needs since the introduction of the new Code of Practice
We look at how identification of SEN has changed since the introduction of the new SEN code of practice in September 2014