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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: What I would do if I was running the new truancy service
Description: Well done to the Government for making all the right noises about dealing with truancy. It’s going to spend $140 million over the next four years with one aim: getting more kids to turn up at school regularly. It’s looking good. But I’m wanting to see some more creative approaches than what’s been talked about up until now, and I've got some ideas. Most of the $140 million ($123 million) is going to go into setting-up what the Government is calling an “attendance service”. So sounds a bit like the old truancy service. ...