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THE QUESTION

Why does school attendance keep falling?

Does one influence the other? Three quarters of the votes cast decide.

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Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence → influences? → Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch
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Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it→Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyoneopendiscuss
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence→Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them✓ yesdiscuss
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week→Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence✓ yesdiscuss
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them→Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude✓ yesdiscuss
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch→Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence✓ yesdiscuss
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude→Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch✓ yesdiscuss
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch→A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not✓ yesdiscuss
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence→A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not✓ yesdiscuss
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence→Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it✓ yesdiscuss
Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it→Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil✓ yesdiscuss
Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it→Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence✓ yesdiscuss
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first→Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone✓ yesdiscuss
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer→Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it✓ yesdiscuss
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip→Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow✓ yesdiscuss
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone→Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer✓ yesdiscuss
Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil→Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow✓ yesdiscuss
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer→Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone✓ yesdiscuss
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers→Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil✓ yesdiscuss
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there→Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it✓ yesdiscuss
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer→Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first✓ yesdiscuss
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence→Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude✓ inferreddiscuss
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them→Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch✓ inferreddiscuss
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first→Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow✓ inferreddiscuss
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence→Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil✓ inferreddiscuss
Sanctions escalate faster than any support does→Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude✗ nodiscuss
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9→A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time✗ nodiscuss
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9→The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week✗ nodiscuss
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them→The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week✗ nodiscuss
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them→Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves✗ nodiscuss
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude→Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9✗ nodiscuss
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week→Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves✗ nodiscuss
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week→A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not✗ nodiscuss
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time→Sanctions escalate faster than any support does✗ nodiscuss
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch→The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week✗ nodiscuss
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves→Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them✗ nodiscuss
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not→Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves✗ nodiscuss
Sanctions escalate faster than any support does→Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves✗ nodiscuss
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not→Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude✗ nodiscuss
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9→Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude✗ nodiscuss
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time→Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude✗ nodiscuss
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them→A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time✗ nodiscuss
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves→Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude✗ nodiscuss
Sanctions escalate faster than any support does→Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch✗ nodiscuss
Sanctions escalate faster than any support does→A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not✗ nodiscuss
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude→Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves✗ nodiscuss
Sanctions escalate faster than any support does→The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week✗ nodiscuss
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not→Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch✗ nodiscuss
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves→Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9✗ nodiscuss
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence→Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9✗ nodiscuss
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week→Sanctions escalate faster than any support does✗ nodiscuss
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not→Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9✗ nodiscuss
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude→Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them✗ nodiscuss
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence→Sanctions escalate faster than any support does✗ nodiscuss
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them→A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not✗ nodiscuss
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9→A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not✗ nodiscuss
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time→A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not✗ nodiscuss
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9→Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch✗ nodiscuss
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week→A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time✗ nodiscuss
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time→Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves✗ nodiscuss
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves→Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence✗ nodiscuss
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time→Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them✗ nodiscuss
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time→Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch✗ nodiscuss
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch→A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time✗ nodiscuss
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch→Sanctions escalate faster than any support does✗ nodiscuss
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence→Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves✗ nodiscuss
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves→Sanctions escalate faster than any support does✗ nodiscuss
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not→Sanctions escalate faster than any support does✗ nodiscuss
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves→Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch✗ nodiscuss
Sanctions escalate faster than any support does→Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence✗ nodiscuss
Sanctions escalate faster than any support does→Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9✗ nodiscuss
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week→Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude✗ nodiscuss
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time→Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence✗ nodiscuss
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence→A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time✗ nodiscuss
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week→Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch✗ nodiscuss
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch→Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves✗ nodiscuss
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9→Sanctions escalate faster than any support does✗ nodiscuss
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not→The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week✗ nodiscuss
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude→A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not✗ nodiscuss
Sanctions escalate faster than any support does→A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time✗ nodiscuss
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence→The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week✗ nodiscuss
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not→A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time✗ nodiscuss
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not→Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence✗ nodiscuss
Sanctions escalate faster than any support does→Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them✗ nodiscuss
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude→A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time✗ nodiscuss
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch→Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them✗ nodiscuss
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them→Sanctions escalate faster than any support does✗ nodiscuss
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence→Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch✗ noin focus ↑ · close ✕
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves→A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time✗ nodiscuss
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude→Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence✗ nodiscuss
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9→Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them✗ nodiscuss
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9→Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves✗ nodiscuss
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time→Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9✗ nodiscuss
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them→Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9✗ nodiscuss
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not→Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them✗ nodiscuss
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week→Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9✗ nodiscuss
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week→Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them✗ nodiscuss
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude→Sanctions escalate faster than any support does✗ nodiscuss
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them→Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence✗ nodiscuss
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch→Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9✗ nodiscuss
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude→The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week✗ nodiscuss
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9→Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence✗ nodiscuss
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves→A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not✗ nodiscuss
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch→Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude✗ nodiscuss
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time→The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week✗ nodiscuss
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves→The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week✗ nodiscuss
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there→Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence✗ nodiscuss
Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil→Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer✗ nodiscuss
Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it→Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first✗ nodiscuss
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone→Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there✗ nodiscuss
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip→Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first✗ nodiscuss
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first→Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there✗ nodiscuss
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer→Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers✗ nodiscuss
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence→Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there✗ nodiscuss
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone→Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers✗ nodiscuss
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first→Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil✗ nodiscuss
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers→Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow✗ nodiscuss
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow→Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there✗ nodiscuss
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first→Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer✗ nodiscuss
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone→Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it✗ nodiscuss
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip→Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it✗ nodiscuss
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there→Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow✗ nodiscuss
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first→Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip✗ nodiscuss
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there→Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone✗ nodiscuss
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer→Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip✗ nodiscuss
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow→Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil✗ nodiscuss
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer→Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil✗ nodiscuss
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer→Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow✗ nodiscuss
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow→Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers✗ nodiscuss
Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it→Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip✗ nodiscuss
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers→Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence✗ nodiscuss
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow→Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip✗ nodiscuss
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence→Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers✗ nodiscuss
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers→Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone✗ nodiscuss
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip→Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there✗ nodiscuss
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence→Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer✗ nodiscuss
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer→Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there✗ nodiscuss
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip→Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer✗ nodiscuss
Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil→Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers✗ nodiscuss
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip→Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers✗ nodiscuss
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip→Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence✗ nodiscuss
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip→Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil✗ nodiscuss
Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil→Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip✗ nodiscuss
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there→Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers✗ nodiscuss
Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it→Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow✗ nodiscuss
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip→Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone✗ nodiscuss
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers→Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there✗ nodiscuss
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there→Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil✗ nodiscuss
Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it→Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer✗ nodiscuss
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer→Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence✗ nodiscuss
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers→Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first✗ nodiscuss
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first→Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it✗ nodiscuss
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there→Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer✗ nodiscuss
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow→Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone✗ nodiscuss
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone→Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip✗ nodiscuss
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there→Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip✗ nodiscuss
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence→Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone✗ nodiscuss
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence→Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip✗ nodiscuss
Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil→Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it✗ nodiscuss
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow→Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it✗ nodiscuss
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers→Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it✗ nodiscuss
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first→Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence✗ nodiscuss
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first→Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers✗ nodiscuss
Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it→Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers✗ nodiscuss
Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil→Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone✗ nodiscuss
Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil→Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence✗ nodiscuss
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow→Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence✗ nodiscuss
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence→Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow✗ nodiscuss
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers→Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer✗ nodiscuss
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone→Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil✗ nodiscuss
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers→Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip✗ nodiscuss
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone→Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence✗ nodiscuss
Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil→Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there✗ nodiscuss
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow→Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first✗ nodiscuss
Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it→Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there✗ nodiscuss
Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil→Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first✗ nodiscuss
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence→Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first✗ nodiscuss
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone→Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow✗ nodiscuss
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there→Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first✗ nodiscuss
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow→Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer✗ nodiscuss
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone→Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first✗ nodiscuss