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  2. Scotland's papers: Falling teacher numbers and increased truancy

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    More from Scotland's papers. The Herald. The Scotsman. Daily Record. The Scottish Sun. Daily Mail. Scottish Daily Express. The Times. The Telegraph. The National. The Courier. The P&J. Glasgow ...

  3. Truancy - Wikipedia

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    Truancy is any intentional, unjustified, unauthorized, or illegal absence from compulsory education. It is a deliberate absence by a student's own free will and usually does not refer to legitimate excused absences, such as ones related to medical conditions.

  4. Compulsory education - Wikipedia

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    Scotland: 5: 16: A person is of school age if he has attained the age of five years and has not attained the age of sixteen years. [130] Slovenia: 6: 15 Singapore: 7: 15 [131] Compulsory Education Act 2000. Children who are homeschooled may be exempted from the Act. From 2019, children with moderate-to-severe special education needs are no ...

  5. Fixed penalty notice - Wikipedia

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    They are designed to reduce paperwork on police and council officers by allowing low-level anti-social behaviour to be dealt with on the spot. Newer types of notice exist for disorder, environmental crime, truancy and noise. A fixed penalty notice is not a fine or criminal conviction because of the distinction that the recipient can opt for the ...

  6. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education - Wikipedia

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    HM Inspectorate of Education Logo. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIe) was an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for the inspection of public and private, primary and secondary schools, as well as further education colleges, community learning, Local Authority Education Departments and teacher education.

  7. Tattie holidays - Wikipedia

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    The tattie holidays are a school holiday in Scotland typically falling around October.The holiday started in the 1930s, when children would be taken out of school to help with the local potato harvest, with other children just not turning up for class.

  8. Biometrics in schools - Wikipedia

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    Biometric technology is used to address truancy, to replace library cards, or to charge for meals. School biometrics, typically electronic fingerprinting systems, have raised privacy concerns because of the creation of databases that would progressively include the entire population.

  9. School refusal - Wikipedia

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    The assessment aims to (1) confirm that the behavior represents school refusal as opposed to truancy or legitimate absence, (2) evaluate the extent and severity of absenteeism, (3) the type(s) and severity of emotional distress, (4) obtain information regarding the child, family, school, and community factors that may be contributing to the ...