Parents don't believe children must be in school every day anymore
- A new report reveals that there has been a significant change in parents' attitudes towards school attendance since the COVID pandemic, with many no longer considering daily attendance as crucial to good parenting.
- This shift in mindset has resulted in a rise in the number of children who are persistently absent from school, with more than a fifth of pupils in England missing at least 10% of their school sessions.
- The report suggests that fines for school absences should potentially be abolished, as they have failed to change parent behavior and have strained the relationship between schools and parents.
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Parents in England no longer see daily school attendance as vital, report finds
Research finds breakdown in parents’ social contract with schools since Covid lockdowns and cost of living crisisParents in England no longer subscribe to the view that their children need to be in school full-time, according to new research which says there has been “a seismic shift” in attitudes to attendance since the pandemic.For decades, attendance at school by all pupils every day throughout term time has been part of a social contract bet…
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