News

Feature

Supporting families in inadequate housing

Inadequate housing is a significant and growing barrier to school attendance for the families we work with.

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Press Release

Press Release: Record number of children end their school year on 4 February

Government data reveals that 171,000 children were ‘severely absent’ in 2023/2024.

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Statement

Statement: Education Secretary set outs Government’s ambition to address the ‘damage’ of school absence

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson spoke at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) unions’ annual conference warning of the ‘damage’ of frequent absence on children’s lives.

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Events

Watch our webinar: Unlocking opportunity for families in inadequate homes

We recently held an online roundtable event: Unlocking opportunity for families in inadequate homes.

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Partners

A Place of Hope: South Yorkshire Child Poverty Summit

On Monday 17 February we came together in Sheffield for an urgent and timely South Yorkshire Child Poverty Summit, organised by Save the Children UK. We joined award-winning journalist Terri White in the Education and Aspiration Zone to discuss barriers to school attendance and how to overcome them through a support-led, family-centric approach.

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All the latest news from across School-Home Support.

Supporting families in inadequate housing

Press Release: Record number of children end their school year on 4 February

Statement: Education Secretary set outs Government’s ambition to address the ‘damage’ of school absence

Watch our webinar: Unlocking opportunity for families in inadequate homes

A Place of Hope: South Yorkshire Child Poverty Summit