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The ‘ghost children’ problem: why so many are still missing school

The ‘ghost children’ problem: why so many are still missing school

FromSky News Daily


The ‘ghost children’ problem: why so many are still missing school

FromSky News Daily

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jun 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Since the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of children in England haven't returned to school. They’re known as “ghost children,” and in the first term of this year, more than 125,000 children were out of school more than in school, a figure that’s doubled since the pandemic. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by Nick Martin, Sky’s People and Politics Correspondent who has been investigating what is stopping students from returning to class, and Conservative MP Flick Drummond to discuss how to stop children from falling through the cracks.Producers: Sydney Pead and Soila Apparicio Editor: Paul Stanworth
Released:
Jun 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Sky News Daily podcast with Niall Paterson brings you a deeper look at the big stories. We use Sky News correspondents for the best eyewitness reporting, original stories and expertise to make sense of the world.Published every weekday.