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Children at Ark Castledown Primary Academy in Hastings were surprised with a Young BAFTA Roadshow visit.

Children at Tredegarville C.I.W. Primary School in Cardiff were surprised with a Young BAFTA Roadshow visit.

Children at Churchfield Primary School in North London were surprised with a Young BAFTA Roadshow visit.

Children at St John Vianney RC Primary in Edinburgh and St Monica's (Milton) Primary School in Glasgow were surprised with Young BAFTA Roadshow visits this week, hosted by presenters Ben Shires (Dig Detectives, Officially Amazing) and Robyn Richford  (ITV’s Scrambled!, Capital FM).

In a joint letter to Rt Hon. Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Education (DfE), sector leaders call on the Government to tackle the attendance crisis.

The University of Cambridge has been working with Place2Be to analyse data from children who were supported with one-to-one counselling. The research aimed to understand whether the intervention was associated with improved school attendance and reduced persistent absence.

As the school year starts, Place2Be's Educational Psychologist team share interventions to help improve school attendance.

The toolkit, created by The Coalition for Inclusion and Anti-oppressive, launched in October 2023.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has given us a glimpse of his priorities for the coming year.

Place2Be hosted a cross-sector roundtable to discuss the impact of persistent absence and identify practical solutions.

Place2Be’s online parenting course empowers parents and carers to feel better equipped to manage the journey of parenting.

Niki Cooper has been at Place2Be for over two decades. Here, she reflects on her 22 years with the charity.