Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
The Greater Manchester secondary schools with the highest truancy rates
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNew data shows the Greater Manchester state secondary schools that had the highest rates of unauthorised absences in the last academic year.
Across the autumn and spring terms of 2018 and 2019, the national average of school sessions – defined as half a day of school per pupil – missed due to unauthorised absences was just 1.5%.
That figure jumped to 3.0% in 2022/23, and climbed higher to 3.2% in 2023/24, according to the latest official figures collated by Reach’s data unit. READ MORE: Urgent appeal for missing 12-year-old girl last seen at Metrolink stop Many reasons have been put forward to explain the sharp increase in school absences, the principal being the ongoing impact of COVID and its ensuing lockdowns.
A report by the Guardian, which surveyed head teachers and attendance officers, also found in June this year that mental health and anxiety issues were among the biggest drivers.
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