School absences hit six-month high in Covid ‘wake-up call’
by Sally Weale Education correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#61AZQ)
Unions say figures showing teacher and pupil attendance dropping are reminder virus has not gone away
School attendance in England has fallen to the lowest level since January, according to the latest government data.
Nearly one in five secondary pupils was off last week, while teacher absences are also on the rise, figures show.
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