The NFER study suggests that Fast Track has been effective in dealing with new cases, where non-attendance is not at crisis point, but it has been less successful in tackling the cases which lie at the heart of truancy figures. According to the latest statistics, two per cent of secondary pupils are responsible for almost half all unauthorised absences.
The evaluation confirms previous research findings about the parents most likely to be prosecuted. Typically, they will be the parents of older pupils. Of this group, many are likely to be single mothers who may be struggling to cope, both with their family circumstances and their child's behaviour.
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