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Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils

Inquiry by the Education Committee, 12 January 2023 to 27 May 2024. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 7 March 2023: Dame Rachel de Souza, Office of the Children's Commissioner for England; Mr Rob Williams, National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT); Cllr Lucy Nethsingha, Local Government Association; Cllr Lucy Nethsingha, Cambridgeshire County Council; Alice Wilcock, Centre for Social Justice
  • 16 May 2023: Ellie Costello, Square Peg; Vicki Nash, Mind; Dr Daniel Stavrou, Special Education Consortium
  • 16 May 2023: Pauline Anderson OBE, Traveller Movement; Dr Claudia Sumner, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG); Diana Sutton, Bell Foundation
  • 6 June 2023: Nathan Persaud, School of Hard Knocks (SoHK); Jonathan Pauley, City Inspires
  • 6 June 2023: David Holmes, Family Action; Leigh Middleton, National Youth Agency; Declan Barker, Nottingham City Council
  • 27 June 2023: Nick Gibb, Department for Education; Graham Archer, Department for Education