On 11th October, I was delighted to welcome Bridget Phillipson, the Secretary of State for Education, to Chantry Academy in Ipswich. Ms Phillipson’s visit was to support her announcement that thousands of school children will receive new government support to boost school attendance. Her visit meant that she could hear directly from staff and students at Chantry about their crucial work on this challenging issue.
Ms Phillipson announced, here in Ipswich, that, backed by £15 million, the Government will expand the investment and reach of attendance mentoring to reach 10,000 more children and cover an additional ten areas with some of the worst attendance rates across the country. Ipswich is one of the new areas that will benefit from the expansion.
The scheme will allow improved support to be targeted to children with SEND, mental ill health or other complex learning needs.
During her visit, Ms Phillipson said that “if we are going to break down the barriers to opportunity for children in Ipswich and across the country, we must first break down the barriers to school attendance. It was fantastic to visit Chantry Academy to see firsthand the steps they are taking to support families and young people to attend school day in, day out."
The investment announced by the Education Secretary here in Ipswich is an important step in getting to grips with school attendance.
I look forward to continuing to work with the Government and great local schools like Chantry Academy to break down the barriers to opportunity for every child in Ipswich.
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