He said he felt “ anxious the whole time ” while making the amendments.Mr Spencer, who now works as the head of an international school in Qatar, did not attend the hearing.In a written statement, he denied ever instructing staff to alter attendance data.... He claimed that a member of staff had changed the figures and that he had failed to report it because he knew the pressure the school was under to perform well.“ I have never instructed any employee to falsely inflate attendance data, ” his

Pupil absence for Covid-related reasons is at its lowest level since before the pandemic, figures

Almost half of pupils were off school towards the end of term in parts of the country worst hit by

One in 20 pupils in England were absent because of coronavirus last week, with the number of pupils

pupils in a south London school in January to help a headteacher who is expecting more absences in the

much of this absence put down to the Covid pandemic.... Its publication comes after government

pupils are due to undergo on-site testing on the first day of term, with Mr Zahawi insisting schools

Credit: Getty But if they are hit with widespread staff absences pupils could go back to virtual

absences, the education secretary has said.... “ There’s a nationwide campaign for an army of NHS

Lockdown has led pupils to leave school and not return, the Children’s Commissioner has said as she