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Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: 23 March to 19 November 2020

Wes Streeting MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Schools, responding to @EducationGovUK data published today (24 Nov) showing that over one in six children were off school last week, said:

“This data shows the Government is failing on its promise keep pupils learning, with almost a million children out of school last week – the highest number in peacetime.

“We need to know how many children have lost out on learning because of repeated absences or because staff have been forced to isolate at home.

“These shocking figures underline why all schools need access to rapid testing, why every pupil isolating needs support to learn remotely and why the Government must urgently publish a plan for exams that takes into account these extraordinary levels of lost learning.”

A summary of attendance in education settings since Monday 23 March and early years settings since Thursday 16 April 2020.

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Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: 23 March to 19 November 2020

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/2020-week-47

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Between March 2020 and the end of the summer term, early years settings, schools and colleges were asked to limit attendance to reduce transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19). From the beginning of the autumn term in the 2020 to 2021 academic year, schools were asked to welcome back all pupils to school full-time.

The data on explore education statistics shows attendance in education settings since Monday 23 March 2020, and in early years settings since Thursday 16 April 2020. The summary explains the responses for a set time frame.

The data is collected from a daily education settings status form and a weekly local authority early years survey.

Previously published data and summaries are available at attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.


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