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Aug 6, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Kate McGough

    All schools to get pupil attendance targets, government says (opens the original)

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    Every mainstream state school in England will be given their own target to improve pupil attendance, the government has confirmed. Schools will also be encouraged to offer more clubs and activities on Fridays, to improve attendance at the end of the week. It comes as official attendance data, published on Thursday, suggested school absence rates in England remained above pre-pandemic levels, with nearly one in five pupils missing at least 10% of school in the 2025/26 academic year. Education min

  2. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Kate McGough

    Leeds: The city closing down streets so children can play (opens the original)

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    Seven-year-old Aydin is relishing the chance to play somewhere new. It's Colenso Mount, a street in the Holbeck area of Leeds where he lives, which has been temporarily closed to traffic to become a ‘Play Street’. "Everyone can ride scooters and the boys over there play football which is very fun", he says excitedly. As Aydin jumps a scooter over ramps set up in the middle of the road, children around him are drawing with chalk, blowing bubbles and kicking a football in a spot where cars are usu

  3. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Kate McGough

    School suspensions fall in England for the first time since Covid (opens the original)

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    School suspensions and exclusions in England have dropped for the first time since the pandemic, according to government figures released on Thursday. There were 913,000 suspensions across state schools in 2024/25, a 4% decrease on the year before. Permanent exclusions were also down 9%, at 9,900. Suspension rates dropped in secondary and special schools, but have increased in primary schools. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the pandemic had left a "pernicious legacy", but that teach

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