Pre COVID-19 in Term 2 of 2019 only 58 per cent of children were regularly attending school – meaning more than 90 per cent of the time. (The figure increased to 64 per cent in term 2 of 2020.)
This means more than 300,000 children were regularly not attending school during this period.
Ryan Bridge asks... Why? Listen to some of the callers he had following this question from a fromer board of trustees member & a former truancy officer.
Catch Ryan Bridge every weekday from 4pm on Magic Talk.
