'Literally, I am going to go out and find them.'
Dame Rachel also said she had received commitment from Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to create a national database to see attendance data in real time.
"When I asked the 10 local authorities to send me very simple data [such as] how many children have you got in your area, how many children are not on roll, how many children are waiting for school places, they could not all give me that answer," she said.'Inspirational teachers'"Our top priority continues to be supporting all children to attend school or college," she said.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
COVID-19: Legal challenge launched against COVID pass in WalesA legal challenge is to be launched against the mandatory COVID pass policy in Wales
Read more »
More than 900 Covid deaths recorded in England and Wales in first week of JanuaryONS records increase of 58% from previous week but rise is artificially high due to figures being affected by bank holidays
Read more »
Covid: Leadership threat to PM grows and England rules set to ease➡️ Tories hold talks over PM’s future ➡️ Rules set to ease in England ➡️ WHO says pandemic not over Five things you need to know about the pandemic this morning
Read more »
Covid driving record numbers in England to become nursesFigures from Ucas show more than 56,000 people signed up to nursing courses since early 2020
Read more »
COVID-19: Loss of smell due to coronavirus could be down to genetics, scientists sayThe precise cause of this sensory loss related to coronavirus is not known, but scientists believe it is caused by damage to infected cells in part of the nose called the olfactory epithelium - which is found in the nasal cavity.
Read more »