Have you known a student who really wanted to go to school but just couldn’t?

In the UK, USA and Australia schools are reporting declining attendance rates. Significant numbers of students are experiencing distress that is impacting their capacity to attend school. In Australia a recent poll suggested as many as 30% of students had experienced “school refusal” in the past 12 months. On Jan 23rd 2025 Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) published updated data.