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| Action over truancy and behaviour | |
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| The role of parents is being emphasised in a new action plan to promote positive behaviour and attendance at schools in Wales | |
| The Behaving and Attending report marks the assembly government's response to a two-year study into truancy. | |
| It is also expected to look at raising levels of literacy in young people, improve teacher training. | |
| Education minister Jane Hutt said: "We want to see all of our young people reach their full potential". | Education minister Jane Hutt said: "We want to see all of our young people reach their full potential". |
| Launched at Fitzalan High School in Cardiff, the document will shape the direction and pace of the assembly government's policy on truancy. | Launched at Fitzalan High School in Cardiff, the document will shape the direction and pace of the assembly government's policy on truancy. |
| It is expected to look at developing a consistent approach towards the problem across Wales. | It is expected to look at developing a consistent approach towards the problem across Wales. |
| The National Behaviour and Attendance Review published last May found a clear link between low literacy and behavioural and attendance problems. | The National Behaviour and Attendance Review published last May found a clear link between low literacy and behavioural and attendance problems. |
| It also found a large number of professionals feel under-trained in handling attendance and behavioural problems and that the number of pupils out of school was not properly monitored. | It also found a large number of professionals feel under-trained in handling attendance and behavioural problems and that the number of pupils out of school was not properly monitored. |
| Professor Ken Reid of Swansea Metropolitan University, who wrote this report, said there should be a more co-ordinated effort between schools and agencies to tackle the problem. | Professor Ken Reid of Swansea Metropolitan University, who wrote this report, said there should be a more co-ordinated effort between schools and agencies to tackle the problem. |
| He also said pupils who truanted were getting younger. | He also said pupils who truanted were getting younger. |
| "Truancy used to be purely a secondary phenomenon. Now we have 35% of all truants begin their history of non attendance in primary schools. | "Truancy used to be purely a secondary phenomenon. Now we have 35% of all truants begin their history of non attendance in primary schools. |
| "For reasons we don't fully understand, parents become disengaged with their children's education much earlier and they stop taking their children to school. | "For reasons we don't fully understand, parents become disengaged with their children's education much earlier and they stop taking their children to school. |
| "Tackling and supporting parents is key but ensuring that as soon as pupils start to manifest problems we are working with them, we are helping to support them, we are giving them the one to one tuition they need." | "Tackling and supporting parents is key but ensuring that as soon as pupils start to manifest problems we are working with them, we are helping to support them, we are giving them the one to one tuition they need." |