Persistent absence
In England, missing 10% or more of possible school sessions.
- Also called
- PA
- Used in
- England, Wales
- Topic
- Policy and law
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Related terms
- Severe absence England
- In England, missing 50% or more of possible school sessions.
- Attendance register All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The legal record of whether each pupil is present, absent or attending an approved activity at each session, kept using national attendance codes.
- Authorised absence All four UK nations (details may differ)
- An absence the school has given permission for or accepts as justified, such as illness.
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