Bridget Phillipson: parents must do more about bad behaviour and attendance in schools

Education secretary targets 800 schools as she attempts to turn around post-Covid trends with enhanced support

Parents and caregivers need to do more" to reverse post-Covid trends of poor attendance and behaviour in schools, the education secretary has said, announcing new measures to support schools in England before the start of the new school year.

Bridget Phillipson unveiled a UK government programme on Sunday targeting 800 schools attended by about 600,000 pupils, beginning with an initial wave of 21 schools that will serve as attendance and behaviour hubs.