Department for Education data suggests 117,000 children were missing from school in 2022-23

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Unions argue new £80 penalties are not 'much of a deterrent' amid fresh calls for limits on travel firm school holiday price rises

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Primary school's initiative is being shared across the borough of Camden as part of best practice guidance

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