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Walmsley, Baroness
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Is there any correlation between truancy figures and those schools that have home-school outreach workers? What will the Government do to ensure that every school can afford at least one of these officers, who can work not just with the school and parents, but also with other agencies such as the Youth Justice Board?
Is there any correlation between truancy figures and those schools that have home-school outreach workers? What will the Government do to ensure that every school can afford at least one of these officers, who can work not just with the school and parents, but also with other agencies such as the Youth Justice Board?
Asked by
Baroness Walmsley
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
6 April 2010
My Lords, the noble Baroness is right to point to the importance of the role of school support staff in tackling problems of attendance. We are particularly concerned that schools work together to share expertise and advice in promoting high and improving attendance; so it is particularly worrying that the choice in this general election is between the Government and an opposition party that would reduce the numbers of support staff below the increase of 200,000 that we have achieved, which would undermine the achievement of this Government in driving up attendance.
Subjects
Pupils; Schools; Truancy
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
718 c1358
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House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the attendance rate of pupils of compulsory school age at all academies or their predecessor schools for each year from 2001 to 2005.
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the attendance rate of pupils of compulsory school age at all academies or their predecessor schools for each year from 2001 to 2005.
Asked by
Baroness Walmsley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Adonis
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 January 2007
The information requested can be found in the following table. Improving pupil attendance is a key priority for all academies, and the data show that most have better overall attendance records than the schools they replaced.
| Authorised and unauthorised absences from academies and predecessor schools, 2001-05 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2002 | |||||
| LA | School or Academy | Opened | Authorised /Unauthorised Absence | Authorised /Unauthorised Absence | ||
| Bexley | Thamesmead Community College | 15.0% | 6.3% | |||
| Bexley | The Business Academy, Bexley | 2002 | - | - | ||
| Haringey | St David and St Katherine Church of England High Schools | 5.9% | 0.6% | |||
| Haringey | Grieg City Academy | 2002 | - | - | ||
| East Middlesbrough | Keldholme School | 14.0% | 1.9% | |||
| East Middlesbrough | Langbaurgh School | 11.2% | 0.5% | |||
| East Middlesbrough | Unity City Academy | 2002 | - | - | ||
| Brent | Willesden High School | 4.9% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 4.0% | |
| Brent | Capital City Academy | 2003 | ||||
| Bristol | St George Community College | 10.4% | 0.3% | 11.2% | 0.9% | |
| Bristol | The City Academy Bristol | 2003 | ||||
| Ealing | Compton Sports College | 11.6% | 4.7% | 10.7% | 5.5% | |
| Ealing | West London Academy | 2003 | ||||
| Manchester | Ducie High School, Moss Side | 11.4% | 3.2% | 12.8% | 2.4% | |
| Manchester | Manchester Academy | 2003 | ||||
| Middlesbrough | Brackenhoe Comprehensive | 13.4% | 0.7% | 12.8% | 0.9% | |
| Middlesbrough | Coulby Newham | 10.8% | 1.1% | 9.6% | 0.7% | |
| Middlesbrough | The King's Academy | 2003 | ||||
| Nottingham | Djanogly CTC and Forest School | 7.8% | 0.2% | 10.3% | 0.7% | |
| Nottingham | Djanogly City Academy | 2003 | ||||
| Southwark | City of London Academy * | 2003 | ||||
| Southwark | Warwick Park School | 6.7% | 1.1% | 5.7% | 2.4% | |
| Southwark | The Academy at Peckham | 2003 | ||||
| Walsall | TP Riley School | 10.6% | 1.4% | 9.8% | 1.4% | |
| Walsall | Walsall City Academy | 2003 | ||||
| Barnet | The Edgware School | 8.2% | 2.1% | 8.0% | 1.4% | |
| Barnet | The London Academy | 2004 | ||||
| Hackney | Mossbourne Community Academy * | 2004 | ||||
| Hillingdon | Evelyns Community School | 17.6% | 1.8% | 11.6% | 9.4% | |
| Hillingdon | Stockley Academy | 2004 | ||||
| Lambeth | Lambeth Academy * | 2004 | ||||
| Northampton | Lings Upper School | 14.7% | 2.7% | 8.8% | 2.2% | |
| Northampton | Northampton Academy | 2004 | ||||
| Doncaster | Thorne Grammar School | 9.9% | 1.3% | 9.9% | 1.5% | |
| Doncaster | Trinity Academy | 2005 | ||||
| Greenwich | St Paul's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided School | 8.1% | 1.1% | 6.3% | 0.5% | |
| Greenwich | St Paul's Academy | 2005 | ||||
| Salford | Cannon Williamson Church of England School | 18.9% | 1.2% | 15.4% | 0.1% | |
| Salford | Salford City Academy | 2005 | ||||
| Kent | Ramsgate School | 10.0% | 3.0% | 10.4% | 4.7% | |
| Kent | Marlowe Academy | 2005 | ||||
| Hillingdon | John Penrose School | 9.5% | 2.3% | 9.2% | 1.5% | |
| Hillingdon | Harefield Academy | 2005 | ||||
| Lewisham | Malory School | 9.0% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 4.8% | |
| Lewisham | Haberdashers’ Aske's Knights Academy | 2005 | ||||
| Lewisham | Haberdashers' Aske's City Technology College (CTC) | 6.4% | 0.6% | 6.8% | 0.5% | |
| Lewisham | Haberdashers’ Aske's Hatcham College Academy | 2005 | ||||
| Bradford | Dixons City Technology College | 4.2% | & | 4.3% | 0.1% | |
| Bradford | Dixons City Academy | 2005 | ||||
| Liverpool | Our Lady's Catholic High School | 8.5% | 1.9% | 8.5% | 1.0% | |
| Liverpool | Academy of St Francis Assisi | 2005 | ||||
| West Middlesbrough | Macmillan City Technology College | 6.1% | & | 5.8% | & | |
| West Middlesbrough | Macmillan Academy | 2005 | ||||
| National average for secondary schools | 8.0% | 1.1% | 7.6% | 1.1% |
| Authorised and unauthorised absences from Academies and predecessor schools, 2001-05 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||
| LA | School or Academy | Authorised /Unauthorised Absence | Authorised /Unauthorised Absence | Authorised /Unauthorised Absence | |||
| Bexley | Thamesmead Community College | ||||||
| Bexley | The Business Academy, Bexley | 7.8% | 2.0% | 8.0% | 1.0% | 7.8% | 0.7% |
| Haringey | St David and St Katherine Church of England High Schools | ||||||
| Haringey | Grieg City Academy | 5.4% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 1.9% | 7.2% | 1.4% |
| East Middlesbrough | Keldholme School | ||||||
| East Middlesbrough | Langbaurgh School | ||||||
| East Middlesbrough | Unity City Academy | 8.1% | 2.0% | 9.5% | 2.8% | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Brent | Willesden High School | ||||||
| Brent | Capital City Academy | - | - | 5.2% | 5.9% | 4.4% | 6.5% |
| Bristol | St George Community College | ||||||
| Bristol | The City Academy Bristol | - | - | 11.2% | 0.2% | 8.1% | 0.4% |
| Ealing | Compton Sports College | ||||||
| Ealing | West London Academy | 11.6% | 1.8% | 9.3% | 2.6% | 8.1% | 2.0% |
| Manchester | Ducie High School, Moss Side | ||||||
| Manchester | Manchester Academy | - | - | 7.3% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 2.5% |
| Middlesbrough | Brackenhoe Comprehensive | ||||||
| Middlesbrough | Coulby Newham | ||||||
| Middlesbrough | The King's Academy | - | - | 6.3% | 8.2% | 4.1% | 7.3% |
| Nottingham | Djanogly CTC and Forest School | ||||||
| Nottingham | Djanogly City Academy | 9.2% | 0.7% | 9.0% | 1.4% | 8.0% | 1.7% |
| Southwark | City of London Academy * | 6.5% | 1.2% | ||||
| Southwark | Warwick Park School | ||||||
| Southwark | The Academy at Peckham | - | - | 5.7% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 2.8% |
| Walsall | TP Riley School | ||||||
| Walsall | Walsall City Academy | - | - | 4.6% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 0.8% |
| Barnet | The Edgware School | 7.4% | 1.1% | ||||
| Barnet | The London Academy | - | - | 6.6% | 0.5% | ||
| Hackney | Mossbourne Community Academy * | 4.0% | 0.2% | ||||
| Hillingdon | Evelyns Community School | 8.0% | 5.4% | ||||
| Hillingdon | Stockley Academy | - | - | 6.9% | 3.9% | ||
| Lambeth | Lambeth Academy * | 3.7% | 2.4% | ||||
| Northampton | Lings Upper School | 11.0% | 2.0% | ||||
| Northampton | Northampton Academy | 11.5% | 2.4% | 8.6% | 3.2% | ||
| Doncaster | Thorne Grammar School | 8.3% | 1.7% | 8.1% | 1.7% | ||
| Doncaster | Trinity Academy | - | - | ||||
| Greenwich | St Paul's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided School | 6.8% | 0.5% | 7.3% | 0.7% | ||
| Greenwich | St Paul's Academy | - | - | ||||
| Salford | Cannon Williamson Church of England School | 12.5% | 0.5% | 11.2% | 1.9% | ||
| Salford | Salford City Academy | - | - | ||||
| Kent | Ramsgate School | 7.9% | 6.6% | 11.0% | 5.8% | ||
| Kent | Marlowe Academy | - | - | ||||
| Hillingdon | John Penrose School | 9.4% | 2.1% | 9.0% | 2.0% | ||
| Hillingdon | Harefield Academy | 9.6% | 2.1% | ||||
| Lewisham | Malory School | 6.4% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.0% | ||
| Lewisham | Haberdashers’ Aske's Knights Academy | - | - | ||||
| Lewisham | Haberdashers' Aske's City Technology College (CTC) | 7.3% | 0.3% | 5.2% | 0.2% | ||
| Lewisham | Haberdashers’ Aske's Hatcham College Academy | 4.8% | 0.2% | ||||
| Bradford | Dixons City Technology College | 3.4% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 0.1% | ||
| Bradford | Dixons City Academy | 3.4% | 0.1% | ||||
| Liverpool | Our Lady's Catholic High School | 9.3% | 1.1% | 7.8% | 2.9% | ||
| Liverpool | Academy of St Francis Assisi | - | - | ||||
| West Middlesbrough | Macmillan City Technology College | 5.3% | & | 5.7% | 0.1% | ||
| West Middlesbrough | Macmillan Academy | 4.9% | & | ||||
| National average for secondary schools | 7.2% | 1.1% | 6.9% | 1.1% | 5.7% | 0.8% | |
| Italics indicate a predecessor school | |||||||
| * indicates a new school | |||||||
| & - where a figure of less than 0.05%, but greater than 0% occurs | |||||||
| - indicates an academy where attendance figures are not available as the school opened in the September of the year in question |
Subjects
Absenteeism; Pupils; Truancy; Academies
Date
9 January 2007
Reference
913; 688 c76-84WA
House
House of Lords
How much they have spent on combating truancy since 1997.
How much they have spent on combating truancy since 1997.
Asked by
Baroness Walmsley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Adonis
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 March 2006
Truancy is one of several reasons why a child may be absent from school without authorisation. My department has spent the following on measures aimed solely at reducing absence from schools:"£11.25 million to help 530 secondary schools that had higher than average rates of unauthorised absence to purchase electronic registration systems;""£0.8 million on advisers working within the national strategies to provide support to local authorities on their attendance strategies;""£0.3 million on eight advisers seconded from local authorities to the department to work with 60 local authorities with high levels of unauthorised absence; and""£0.2 million on events for local authorities to share effective practice on attendance management."In addition to these specific measures, my department has funded other initiatives, such as the behaviour improvement programme, that have had the reduction of absence and truancy as part of their overall objectives.
Subjects
Expenditure; Truancy
Date
8 March 2006
Reference
4181; 679 c140-1WA
House
House of Lords