This edition was funded by the Department for Education and Skills , who have also supplied an introduction. Access to the Directory, which covers all local education authorities in England, is FREE . In Losing the Thread , children and their parents report on psychological and education problems brought about by lengthy or repeated absence from school due to illness. They point the way to remedial action. In any one year, an average secondary school is likely to have 6-12 pupils with medical problems who miss educationally significant amounts of school time.
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