Meanings of tackle truancy in English

A Premier League footballer is spearheading a campaign to tackle truancy in London schools.

A new drive by the Government to tackle truancy and early school-leaving at primary and second level has been dealt two serious blows.

But Wales' largest teaching union fears the change will undermine some of the good work already being done by schools to tackle truancy.

But he said improvements were already being seen at GCSE level, within primary schools and in tackling truancy.

Yesterday school attendance officers, who are responsible for tackling truancy for local authorities in Cork, Dublin and Waterford, completed their final day.