Penalties for unauthorised absence will hit £80, and all schools will have to join attendance tracker scheme

More focus needed on 'second transition' for pupils leaving year 7 and sanctions deemed 'insufficient'

Bridget Phillipson will also announce a Labour government will use AI to spot trends in attendance

DfE also confirms £15m rollout of attendance mentor scheme and new parent marketing campaign

Almost 400,000 penalties were issued by councils last year, DfE data shows