1.0Good Law Projecthttps://goodlawproject.orgJasmine Watkisshttps://goodlawproject.org/author/jasmine/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OwEliHwAlQ"><a href="https://goodlawproject.org/update/education-secretary-cev-guidance/">Update: Education Secretary (finally) tells schools how to treat absences for clinically vulnerable children</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://goodlawproject.org/update/education-secretary-cev-guidance/embed/#?secret=OwEliHwAlQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Update: Education Secretary (finally) tells schools how to treat absences for clinically vulnerable children” — Good Law Project" data-secret="OwEliHwAlQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://goodlawproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CEV-update-blog-10.12.21.png1500750After repeated pushes and further threats of legal action, the Education Secretary has confirmed to schools that his hardline approach to attendance does not prevent them from authorising absences for children from clinically vulnerable families. After making that concession back in October, the Education Secretary then announced an ever more uncompromising approach to attendance which […]