'Unacceptable' | WFH parents to blame for spike in school absences, education secretary claims

WFH parents to blame for spike in school absences, education secretary claims

The Education Secretary says parents who work from home could be responsible for a spike in school absences, particularly on Fridays.

Gillian Keegan said schools were facing “major challenges with data showing unauthorised holiday absence increasing by 25 per cent.”

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