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 crisis

Parents 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 between schools and families, but the report says this is no longer the case.