https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qg94d45zxo
Data from the children's commissioner's office for the 12-month period between the spring terms of 2022 and 2023 suggested 11,600 children were missing from education at some point during that time.
Many of those had worked their way back into the education system by the end of that period. However, 2,900 were last recorded as being missing from education, meaning they were not registered at any school or known to be learning at home or somewhere suitable elsewhere.
"I think people would be stunned that there are that many children in this country that we do not know where they are," Dame Rachel told BBC Radio 5 Live.
She said it was a "scandal" that children missing from education were "not on anybody's radar". Children missing from education (CME) are those of school age who are not registered pupils at a school or receiving suitable education elsewhere, such as at home.
They are different to children who are persistently absent, who are pupils registered with a school who miss at least 10% of their time there or the equivalent of at least one day per fortnight.
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