By Dr Sarah Wall, Practitioner Tutor (SEBD), Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs Recently, a Guardian article suggested that almost one in three pupils are absent from school due to anxiety. The government response to this absenteeism “crisis” is to: Ostensibly, these suggestions seem sensible. Safeguarding our C&YP, supporting their mental health and wellbeing and accurately identifying and … Continue reading “The Government’s response to school absenteeism: policies on mental health and attendance”
