Nottingham welcomes clarity on school attendance
Nottingham City Council has welcomed clarity on parents who take their children on holiday in school term time following a Supreme Court judgment this week. The Department for Education has…
Lord Mayor’s Awards to recognise school attendance
Hundreds of school pupils descended on the Harvey Hadden Sports Village for an extra special event to celebrate excellent attendance. This is the third year Nottingham City Council has held…
Six years of improved attendance in Nottingham
School attendance has improved in Nottingham for the sixth year in row. Overall absence has fallen over the last six academic years in Nottingham, from 7.2% in 2009/10 to 4.9%…
City Council crackdown on school attendance
Nottingham City Council is joining forces with Community Protection to hold truancy patrols to ensure children are in school. Truancy ‘hotspots’ across the city will be targeted by the council’s…
Attendance improving in Nottingham schools
Schools and academies in Nottingham have seen a big improvement in attendance. New figures show 4.8% of pupils were absent from schools and academies in Nottingham last year, that’s a…
Nottingham narrows the gap in school absence
The number of children missing lessons in Nottingham has fallen faster than anywhere else in the UK. Statistics published by the Department of Education show that in the last school…