Youth charity stem4 calls for more mental health support for under-18s to stem high absenteeism
Almost three in 10 secondary pupils are avoiding going to school because doing so would make them anxious, a new survey has found.
Across the UK, 28% of 12 to 18-year-olds have not attended school over the last year for that reason, with experts warning that many stayed away because they would have felt unable to cope.
