westec-itec.org » Truancy http://www.westec-itec.org Using Technology For Advancing & Education Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:51:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Text Alert System to Cut Truancy http://www.westec-itec.org/text-alert-system-to-cut-truancy-42 http://www.westec-itec.org/text-alert-system-to-cut-truancy-42#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:18:00 +0000 Nick http://www.westec-itec.org/?p=42 Truancy is rising in schools all across the country and now they are having to come up with new ways to combat the problem. Schools in Derbyshire are hoping that a new text alert system will help. One School in Chesterfield already uses the system to alert parents when their child is absent from School.

It has been reported that over the course of the school year more than eight million days are lost by Children not attending, which is why the government is providing funds for around 400 schools which are suffering most from these truancy problems. The funds will go towards installing these text alert systems which schools hope with clamp down on those pupils who decide to go truant.

Whatever system is put in place it will only work if there is co-operation between the parents and the school.

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