TracyWalker published Bulwell Academy governor speaks out over truancy rate

A governor at The Bulwell Academy has defended his school's truancy rate – saying a host of measures have been introduced and improvements seen.Jason Wright, who has been a governor at the school since 2009, spoke out after the school was named as second-worst in Nottinghamshire for missed school days, where pupils skipped 4.1 percent of all possible school time during the most recent autumn and spring terms.Mr Wright, who grew up in Bulwell, said a breakfast club, an enhanced vocational..