Since the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of children have not returned to school for various reasons. Charlie is one of those children.
Each morning, his school uniform is placed at the end of his bed by his nan, Teresa."I don't like the people, the teachers, the classes or the uniform," he tells me.Charlie, who lives with his nan and father James in Blackpool, to try to understand why he is missing so much school and what is being done about it.Image:"He didn't want to go back after COVID. He was asking why he couldn't continue learning at home on his computer.
"We have done just over 5,000 family home visits since September just to address the attendance issue."If we can get families talking to us and start to understand the challenges they are facing then we can start to help and make a difference to the child's attendance at school." The law says all school-age children must receive a formal education whether at school, home school, or an alternative provision. But attendance is mandatory.Already fined thousands of pounds
Poverty is one of the main causes of low attendance. Three times as many children receiving free school meals are absent from school than those who don't get them.
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