School absences increased massively during the Covid-19 pandemic and remain at higher levels. Our new research (funded by the Nuffield Foundation) shows that the high level of pupil absence in England can be attributed to a shift in attitudes towards school attendance during the Covid-19 pandemic, and that this change in attitudes was due in part to restrictions on social and economic activity at the time. The research looks at how these restrictions influenced pupil absence during 2020 and how this affected post-pandemic attendance and academic achievement.

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26 September 2024

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LSE Politics and Policy

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/absence-rates-will-stay-high-until-the-covid-generation-leaves-school/

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