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The rising tide of school absences in the post-pandemic era

Lee Elliot Major, Andrew Eyles and Esme Lillywhite


New research reveals that school attendance in the UK is still well below the pre-pandemic norm. Andrew Eyles, Esme Lillywhite and Lee Elliot Major outline the scale of continued absenteeism among pupils across the country and the difficulty of tackling the problem.


20 October 2023     Paper Number CEPCP666

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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Education programme.