Pupil absence in schools in England
Pupil absence, including overall, authorised and unauthorised absence and persistent absence by reason and pupil characteristics for the full academic year.
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- Department for Education
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Pre-release access list
Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.
- Secretary of State for Education
- Minister for Schools
- Minister for the School System and Finance
- Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing
- Permanent Secretary
- Special Advisers x4
- Deputy Director, Strategy Group
- Deputy Director of Media and Social Media
- Media Officer, Press Office x5
- Director, Attendance and Exclusion
- Deputy Director, Attendance
- G6, Vulnerable Children’s Attendance
- G6, Attendance policy
- Assistant Director, Attendance
- Assistant Director, Behaviour and Attendance
- G7, Attendance Policy x 4
- G7, Attendance PMO
- G7, Vulnerable Children Attendance
- Policy Officer, Vulnerable Children Attendance
- Policy Officer, Attendance Policy
- Deputy Director, Early Years Schools and SEND Analysis and Research
- Grade 6, SBAEA analysis
- Grade 6, Attendance analysis
- G7, SBAEA analysis
- Data analyst, SBAEA analysis x2
- Deputy Director, Mental Health Delivery
- G7, Strategic Comms
- Head of Profession for Statistics
- Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
- Director of Analysis