Parents: do you keep your child off school on Fridays?

Schools are seeing a “huge” number of absences on Fridays, the children’s commissioner for England has said.

Dame Rachel de Souza told the Commons’ education select committee that the pandemic had affected parents’ attitudes towards attendance.

We would like to speak to parents in the UK about this. Other than when they’re unwell, do you ever keep your child off school on a Friday? If so, tell us about why. Did the coronavirus lockdowns and remote working change your views on school attendance?

We would also like to hear from teachers about this – is it a trend you have noticed in your school? What do you think is behind it? How is it affecting children’s progress?