School attendance
Councils are scrutinising strategies to prevent young people becoming NEET and approving recommendations to improve school attendance.
Westminster's Growth and Planning and Children's and Education Policy and Scrutiny Committee reviewed strategies for preventing young people from becoming Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in July 2026.
Islington Council approved twelve recommendations to improve school attendance in November 2025, following a deep dive by the Children & Young People Scrutiny Committee into persistent absence at secondary level.
School attendance refers to the rate at which pupils attend school, including discussions on absence rates, persistent absence, and factors influencing non-attendance.
Key facts
- Islington Council approved twelve recommendations to improve school attendance in November 2025. Source
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