Thousands of people have signed a petition demanding that the Government reverses the new ban on children being taken out of school for term-time holidays. Until last month, headteachers had the ...

Bridget Phillipson says parents should "honour our responsibilities" to keep children in school ... on term-time holidays and have a responsibility to keep them in school, the new education ...

If you hold a Student visa, we monitor your attendance ... your school/faculty each month to confirm your attendance. Any absence during term-time could affect your visa and is at your own risk, ...

It was reported at the time that St Edmund Arrowsmith deputy headteacher Anna Kenny was also not at work in her role, with no ...

SCHOOL attendance ... holidays in term time, and said: “The school sensed a change in attitude from parents and carers which reflected a more relaxed approach to attendance.

School attendances in Northern Ireland over the past two years have been the worst on record. In both the 2021/22 and 2022/23 school years, about 30% of pupils had absence rates classed at ...