"Anna Maxwell Martin calls for end to ‘cruel, idiotic’ fines for school absence"
"I think we need to look hard at how we make things better for children in schools. ...
"You can’t teach children to behave better by making them feel shit. It doesn’t work. We need to meet their needs."
Also, "home education increased by 20% between 2022-23 and 2023-24"! Did not know that.