The Centre for Social Justice

🚨NEW: Data just released shows that the number of pupils missing more than half of classes hit an annual record high last year. An unprecedented 176,000 kids were severely absent in 2024/25 - 193% higher than pre-pandemic levels. If we are to save these children from the lifelong consequences of missing school, we must urgently tackle the root causes of the absence crisis. More👇

Pleased to join @ACS_LocalShops in Parliament this week to discuss illicit trading on our high streets, and the explosion in dodgy shops plaguing communities. Find out more about the @csjthinktank campaign to repair Britain's broken high streets 👇 x.com/csjthinktank/s…

What advice would you give someone over 50 returning to work?🤔 Hear from the Beyond Midlife Commissioners 💬

Why is severe school absence going up❓ What should Government do about it❓ Our report👉centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/school…

Severe absence in schools has hit a record high, with over 176,000 in England last year. Overall and persistent absence is down, but @csjthinktank says the improvements are "low hanging fruit". @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

‼️NEW: Latest data shows 89 million school days were lost last year. That’s 29 million more school days lost compared to pre-pandemic levels📈 We must tackle severe absence head-on to prevent a tragic loss of opportunity for 176,000 kids.

Our Absence Tracker Report lands this afternoon⏲️

🚨NEW: Data just released shows that the number of pupils missing more than half of classes hit an annual record high last year. An unprecedented 176,000 kids were severely absent in 2024/25 - 193% higher than pre-pandemic levels. If we are to save these children from the lifelong consequences of missing school, we must urgently tackle the root causes of the absence crisis. More👇

📺WATCH: A recent TikTok put motherhood centre stage. It’s time for politicians to catch up. Millions of people desperately dream of starting a family, yet face almost impossible barriers to doing so. For the future of our country, we must address this deep social injustice👇

"We've got to look at issues of class, we've got to look at issues of family structure." 🗣️Lord Sewell, Chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. Watch live below👇

We are now LIVE‼️ Watch The 'Sewell' Race Report: 5 Years On live from the CSJ offices below👇

The ‘Sewell’ Race Report: Five Years On x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🌱’We can see the green shoots of a mainstream debate on family, but these must be encouraged.’ Cara Usher-Smith in @spectator ✍️ Families are the heart of our society and bedrock of the economy. It's time for a new conversation🗣️

TUNE IN from 18:30 as a star-studded panel discusses the legacy of the Race Commission report five years on👇 Starring: 🔴@CamillaTominey 🔴Lord Sewell 🔴Lord Glasman 🔴Mercy Muroki 🔴@MrWinMarshall

The 250-page report said the biggest drivers of disparities were not race but class, geography and family stability, with the white working-class group doing worst. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/… Research published this weekend by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) @csjthinktank showed that little had changed since then, with white British boys on free school meals more likely to fail GCSE English and maths, most likely to be excluded from school and least likely to stay on in education after 16.

The Race Commission 5 years on: what’s its legacy❓ Join us on Tuesday from 6:30pm, with: 🔴Lord Sewell 🔴Lord Glasman 🔴@CamillaTominey 🔴Mercy Muroki 🔴@MrWinMarshall 🕡Watch LIVE on X, LinkedIn or at the link below👇