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But, given further restrictions caused by the pandemic, the figure is likely to have climbed above 100,000 since then, with the most disadvantaged schools ten times more liable to have an entire class missing than more affluent schools.
The Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel De Souza, has also vowed to investigate. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi last week pledged to end the postcode lottery on school absences and set out proposals for national rules on attendance.
Concerns about the scale of youngsters missing out on their education emerged last year when analysis of Department for Education figures by the CSJ found 93,514 pupils were mostly absent from school between September and December 2020.
The actor, 53, who is tipped for awards season success with his starring role in The Whale, told how a particularly high-octane scene in which George has to rescue a parachutist entangled in the city's Oakland Bay Bridge, sparked traffic chaos.
There was gloating on social media, much titteration amongst the Twitterati and excited acknowledgement of the looming calamity over on the BBC's live coverage.
‘Boris took over on one of the warmest days [in summer 2019]. Liz will be worried about the political metaphors,' said political correspondent Nick Eardley, nodding grimly.
The father-and-son duo appeared on Channel 5's Beyond The Yorkshire Farm, which saw them embark on a digging business venture; it charted the challenges Reuben faced, supported by his father Clive, best friend Tom and girlfriend Sarah Dow.
Kemi Badenoch's loyalty was also rewarded as she is named International Trade Secretary, while Kit Malthouse becomes Education Secretary. Wendy Morton has also been installed as the Tories' first female chief whip, in charge of parliamentary party discipline.
Ben Wallace remains Defence Secretary after backing her campaign and Brandon Lewis is made Justice Secretary, while Boris Johnson loyalist Jacob Rees Mogg is business secretary.
‘Severe absence is often a conveyor belt into the youth criminal justice system.
Ninety per cent of young offenders sentenced to custody have a previous record of being persistently absent from school, and of the prison population, over half reported that they regularly truanted.
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During Our Yorkshire Farm viewers saw Reuben, who was raised on the farm, helping birth lambs, plough fields and bedford learning center hand-feed cows since a very young age, gain an apprenticeship to learn how to fix tractors.
He went on to say that her ‘aspiration nation' line was the ‘lamest bit' of a lame speech and sighed that it was nothing new. ‘Very Plain Jane,' was the gruff verdict of Adam Boulton on Sky.
However in 2013 he sought an amendment to the agreement asking to pay less, claiming he wasn't earning the same enormous cheques he had received in the 1990s during his heyday and couldn't afford the payments.
She often talks through the side of her mouth, like Popeye. For once, she managed to keep her rogue left arm under control, which she usually waves around as if she is spinning wool or directing traffic. Yes, there is no doubt that she is an awkward public performer.
Yet her lack of polish gives her authenticity. While Boris Johnson was an exuberance of emotion, with Truss there is never a hint of pressure building or emotions overwhelming or even a rowdy appetite that might trip her up further down the line. Perhaps we shall just have to get used to her odd, Trussian ways.
After the florid dramas of recent political times, what people want right now is a Liz Truss; a rock-solid Plain Jane who can get us in to see a doctor sometime before next Christmas and maybe do something about the economy at the same time. ‘Frankly doesn't sound like a particularly inspiring aspiration for an incoming Prime Minister,' he said, spoken like a man who clearly hasn't recently tried to get a doctor's appointment.
She talked of the strength, energy, determination and talent of the British people and her message of national exceptionalism was as unfashionable as it was comforting. To look upon her sensible navy dress, fresh blonde highlights and total lack of pizzazz and see a woman who might, just might, lead us out from the darkness into the light? Was it foolhardy to believe her?
The problems this country faces are enormous, but yesterday Truss promised she would ‘take action this day and every day' to solve them, while urging us all ‘not to be daunted' by the difficult times ahead.
But, given further restrictions caused by the pandemic, the figure is likely to have climbed above 100,000 since then, with the most disadvantaged schools ten times more liable to have an entire class missing than more affluent schools.
The Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel De Souza, has also vowed to investigate. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi last week pledged to end the postcode lottery on school absences and set out proposals for national rules on attendance.
Concerns about the scale of youngsters missing out on their education emerged last year when analysis of Department for Education figures by the CSJ found 93,514 pupils were mostly absent from school between September and December 2020.
The actor, 53, who is tipped for awards season success with his starring role in The Whale, told how a particularly high-octane scene in which George has to rescue a parachutist entangled in the city's Oakland Bay Bridge, sparked traffic chaos.
There was gloating on social media, much titteration amongst the Twitterati and excited acknowledgement of the looming calamity over on the BBC's live coverage.
‘Boris took over on one of the warmest days [in summer 2019]. Liz will be worried about the political metaphors,' said political correspondent Nick Eardley, nodding grimly.
The father-and-son duo appeared on Channel 5's Beyond The Yorkshire Farm, which saw them embark on a digging business venture; it charted the challenges Reuben faced, supported by his father Clive, best friend Tom and girlfriend Sarah Dow.
Kemi Badenoch's loyalty was also rewarded as she is named International Trade Secretary, while Kit Malthouse becomes Education Secretary. Wendy Morton has also been installed as the Tories' first female chief whip, in charge of parliamentary party discipline.
Ben Wallace remains Defence Secretary after backing her campaign and Brandon Lewis is made Justice Secretary, while Boris Johnson loyalist Jacob Rees Mogg is business secretary.
‘Severe absence is often a conveyor belt into the youth criminal justice system.
Ninety per cent of young offenders sentenced to custody have a previous record of being persistently absent from school, and of the prison population, over half reported that they regularly truanted.
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During Our Yorkshire Farm viewers saw Reuben, who was raised on the farm, helping birth lambs, plough fields and bedford learning center hand-feed cows since a very young age, gain an apprenticeship to learn how to fix tractors.
He went on to say that her ‘aspiration nation' line was the ‘lamest bit' of a lame speech and sighed that it was nothing new. ‘Very Plain Jane,' was the gruff verdict of Adam Boulton on Sky.
However in 2013 he sought an amendment to the agreement asking to pay less, claiming he wasn't earning the same enormous cheques he had received in the 1990s during his heyday and couldn't afford the payments.
She often talks through the side of her mouth, like Popeye. For once, she managed to keep her rogue left arm under control, which she usually waves around as if she is spinning wool or directing traffic. Yes, there is no doubt that she is an awkward public performer.
Yet her lack of polish gives her authenticity. While Boris Johnson was an exuberance of emotion, with Truss there is never a hint of pressure building or emotions overwhelming or even a rowdy appetite that might trip her up further down the line. Perhaps we shall just have to get used to her odd, Trussian ways.
After the florid dramas of recent political times, what people want right now is a Liz Truss; a rock-solid Plain Jane who can get us in to see a doctor sometime before next Christmas and maybe do something about the economy at the same time. ‘Frankly doesn't sound like a particularly inspiring aspiration for an incoming Prime Minister,' he said, spoken like a man who clearly hasn't recently tried to get a doctor's appointment.
She talked of the strength, energy, determination and talent of the British people and her message of national exceptionalism was as unfashionable as it was comforting. To look upon her sensible navy dress, fresh blonde highlights and total lack of pizzazz and see a woman who might, just might, lead us out from the darkness into the light? Was it foolhardy to believe her?
The problems this country faces are enormous, but yesterday Truss promised she would ‘take action this day and every day' to solve them, while urging us all ‘not to be daunted' by the difficult times ahead.