Sentences with phrase «unauthorised absence from»

However, a Renfrewshire Council spokesman argued that: «The combined figures for truancy and unexplained absence reflect a wide variety of reasons for unauthorised absence from school for part or all of the school day.

«Even small amounts of unauthorised absence from school were associated with substantial falls in average Naplan (National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy) test scores.

You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance

Not exact matches

The unauthorised absence rate in state - funded primary, state - funded secondary and special schools was 1.3 per cent in 2016/17, an increase from 1.1 per cent in 2015/16 — the rate of unauthorised holiday absence also increasing from 0.3 to 0.4 per cent.

While the proportion of unauthorised absences has fallen, the percentage of unauthorised holiday absences has risen, from 3.2 per cent to 4.4 per cent.

Under the current regulations, schools in England no longer have the latitude to approve term - time holidays apart from in «exceptional cases», which has subsequently led to a surge in parents being fined and prosecuted for unauthorised absences.

«It essentially reflects an increased level of enforcement activity being requested by schools in response to parents removing their children from school in term time for an unauthorised leave of absence,» he said.