Question follow-through · 8876
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures is she taking to address absenteeism, particularly relating to white working-class pupils.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures is she taking to address absenteeism, particularly relating to white working-class pupils.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jun 2026
Answer published
Absence is a key barrier to opportunity. For children to achieve and thrive, they need to be in school.The department’s real-time data tools and attendance toolkits help schools and local authorities to identify the drivers of absence and adopt effective ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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