Question follow-through · 20312
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce persistent absences in primary and secondary schools in West Bromwich constituency.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 23 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Teachers: Sandwell · 1 Apr 2025
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce persistent absences in primary and secondary schools in West Bromwich constituency.
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Dec 2024
Answer published
This government is determined to tackle the generational challenge of school absence which is a fundamental barrier to learning and life chances. Missing school regularly is harmful to a child’s attainment, safety and physical and mental health, which lim...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Teachers: Sandwell
1 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that all schools in Sandwell are listing teaching jobs with a (a) main and (b) upper pay scale.