In the corner of a Greater Manchester precinct, people are offered hope
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor years Robert Hamilton struggled to get his daughter to school, out of the house, or even out of her bedroom. Libby had struggled with education from her time in pre-school.
It was 'put down to her age', Robert says. But by year four at primary school, those problems mounted. "It got to the stage that we were having to drag her into school," Robert told the Manchester Evening News. "Teachers were dragging her off us. READ MORE: Anyone who thinks bigger fines is the answer to school attendance rates needs their head testing "They said 'everything is fine, everything is fine' - but realistically, we knew it wasn't.
We didn't know where to go or who to turn to." Libby's story is far from unique - and absence from school has become a growing concern among MPs since the pandemic.
In the current academic year, up to February 23, more than one in five pupils have been classed as 'persistently absent' - meaning they have missed over 10 per cent of their sessions at school.
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