Pupil exclusions up 10% as more children than ever disappear from education

A new report has found more children than ever are not in school, with the number of lost days of learning up nearly 70% in five years. It is the most vulnerable children who skip school, are excluded, or simply disappear from education. Analysis found that children lost 6.8 million days of learning in the autumn term before the Covid pandemic (2019/20) due to suspensions and absences, but the figure was 11.5 million days in the same period in 2023/24. #skynews #education #uk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews   Follow us on Twitter:   / skynews   Like us on Facebook:   / skynews   Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews   Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews   For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí:    / @skynewsespanol   To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales