Tory education boss says parents are allowing kids to skip school on Friday as they work from home mirror.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mirror.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows there were 263,904 suspensions in the spring term of 2022/23, compared to 201,090 during the spring term of 2021/22 - a rise of 31%.
Number of Pupils Suspended Reaches Record Level: DfE theepochtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theepochtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Parents in Greater Manchester say the same thing as government increases school absence fines manchestereveningnews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from manchestereveningnews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.