In a recent report, Anne Longfield, executive chair of the Centre for Young Lives, said that creating a “more inclusive” school environment, as opposed to a “one-size-fits-all” strategy, could help address the attendance issue.
She made the warning that charging parents with “punitive” fees for their child’s absences from school does not solve the problem.
According to a recent analysis by the Child of the North program and the Centre for Young Lives think tank, head teachers discovered that methods they had used to address student absence before the COVID pandemic were no longer as successful.
According to preliminary results from a pilot project in Wirral, Merseyside, telepresence robots may be able to address problems with attendance and participation.
The AV1 telepresence robots, manufactured by No Isolation, were featured in the study as one of the potential substitute programs.
