“We can’t tackle attendance if we don’t tackle poverty”

In a country as wealthy as ours no child or their family should be going without the essentials. No Government wishing to reduce school absence can ignore the role that poverty plays in driving it https://www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/centre-for-young-lives-report-warns-poverty-and-hardship-are-preventing-some-children-from-attending-school-amid-big-increases-in-persistent-and-severe-absence-among-children-receiving-free-school-meals