Learning from the last Labour government can help Keir Starmer reduce school absence

Learning from the last Labour government can help Keir Starmer reduce school absence

Learning from the last Labour government can help Keir Starmer reduce school absence melissa.ittoo Wed, 30/04/2025 - 17:23 This is the first in a new series exploring how Labour can learn from its experience of tackling complex problems when it was last in government. 3 Press release Institute for Government Yes Policy making Education and skills Schools Complex policy problems Supporting policy making Labour Starmer government Blair government…

Starmer should look to last Labour government to fix school absence

Under Tony Blair, absence rates in English schools fell. The current government would do well to emulate their preventative approach, says Moira Wallace