More and more people are in trouble with the law for keeping their children away from school. Figures obtained by the Press Association under Freedom of Information show 16,430 prosecutions in England in 2014 – up from 13,128 in 2013.
Much of the increase is being put down to more parents being punished for taking their children on holiday during term-time. But is there real evidence to support that kind of drastic action?
The Department for Education (DfE) certainly thinks so. In February this year it released a research report, The Link Between Absence and Attainment at KS2 and KS4, which substantiates the already well-established link between attendance and attainment.
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