To the age-old classic "dog ate my homework," we raise you a new and improved school excuse: Bruce Springsteen said so. Springsteen gave one young fan the excuse note of a lifetime by signing an ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A secondary school headteacher has warned parents that pupil absence can reduce a child's "lifetime earning potential" in a strongly worded letter. Andy Byers, Headteacher of Framwellgate School ...

Being America’s cool uncle isn’t easy. You’ve got roughly 320 million people wistfully looking at you, thinking, “God, if only mom and dad could loosen up a bit, this place wouldn’t be such a damn ...

Daily registers will also be shared online with DfE as part of government drive to improve attendance Taking an unauthorised family holiday is about to get more expensive, with the government ...

More than one out of every five children in England are persistently absent from school Better mental health support for pupils would be part of Labour's plans to improve school attendance in England.

Thousands more children will be classed as "persistently" absent from school as part of Welsh government plans to tackle an attendance "crisis". It is hoped that redefining persistent to include ...

Persistent absence is defined as when a pupil misses more than 20% of available class sessions over the school year. One in five pupils from poorer backgrounds were persistently absent from school ...