Teachers ordered to register pupils in truancy crackdown

SCHOOLS will be ordered to keep attendance registers in a massive crackdown on truancy.

- Macer Hall

There will be a statutory duty for headteachers to detail rules for when pupils must be on premises under a new Schools Bill to be formally announced in the Queen's Speech to Parliament tomorrow.

Boris Johnson said yesterday the proposals were designed to raise classroom standards and boost his drive to "level up” the country.

The Prime Minister said: "I want every parent to know their child's education is at the very heart of this Government's agenda.

“We are determined to raise standards in schools so every child has access to the same opportunities and our brilliant teachers are supported to do what they do best.