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Why Kids Miss School

Covid lockdowns have left a legacy of persistent absence amongst some students, and schools are under pressure to get them back through the gates. Branwen Jeffreys investigates.

School’s back, but not everyone is turning up. Covid lockdowns have left a legacy of persistent absence amongst some students, and schools are under pressure to get them back through the gates. For Panorama, the BBC’s Education Editor, Branwen Jeffreys, has spent three months following the lives of students struggling to return to the classroom and asks whether harsher measures, including fining parents, can work.

29 minutes

Last on

Thu 6 Oct 202202:45
BBC Two

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Credits

ReporterBranwen Jeffreys
DirectorMatt Bardo
ProducerMatt Bardo
Executive ProducerTom Stone
EditorKaren Wightman

Broadcasts

  • Fri 30 Sep 202219:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
  • Fri 30 Sep 202220:00
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Fri 30 Sep 202223:10
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 2 Oct 202223:35
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Thu 6 Oct 202202:45
    BBC Two