Many teachers disagree with hardline attendance policies, report suggests
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Staff at schools in England say enforcement is ‘relentless’ and occasional holiday less worrying than disengagement
Teachers have so little belief in the importance of pupils’ full school attendance that they would take their own children on term time holidays if they could, staff have told a three-year research programme.
Frontline staff do not believe the school system is set up to deal with an ongoing attendance crisis in England and Wales, where nearly one in five children are now missing at least 10% of school, according to a report based on in-depth conversations with teachers.
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