An inquiry is being launched into children who are not attending school in the wake of national lockdowns, the children’s commissioner for England has said.
Dame Rachel de Souza said between 80,000 and 100,000 children were not on any school rolls at all.
“Literally, I am going to go out and find them,” she told BBC News.
The Department for Education (DfE) said its “top priority” was supporting children to attend school and college.
Read the full article on the BBC here.
Five key takeaways from GCSE results day 2026
Here are five key things you need to know. Read the full article on the BBC here.
Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities
As England’s A-level results were published on Thursday morning, students across the country were pictured celebrating a bumper crop of results, with record rates of As
Heatwaves and illness take their toll as annual school attendance falls
Attendance rates at England’s schools fell slightly this academic year, new data shows, with this summer’s heatwaves and higher levels of illness playing a part.