We don't know how many children there are in England!

Tens of thousands of children are persistently or severely absent from education

I’m John Warburton with news that vulnerable children could be going off social services’ radar, and losing support because there’s no accurate count of the number of young people in England. The Children’s Commissioner for England who says “tens of thousands of children are persistently or severely absent from education”. The commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza says she’ll next look at ten sample areas to find out what’s keeping children out of classrooms. We’ll update you on this and other news, here on Care Radio. 

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