Poor attendance is still a problem at nearly a third of secondary schools in Wales, according to a report published today by the education watchdog Estyn. It says absenteeism has improved over the last five years, but more needs to be done.
Huw Davies, author of today's Estyn report on school attendance, says that vulnerable pupils and those eligible for free school meals are most likely to be persistently absent from school.
He told our reporter Tom Sheldrick that schools succeeding in battling absenteeism work well with parents, pupils, and other local support services.
Rain clipping the far north through the evening but elsewhere staying dry with some sunny spells.
Public Health Wales figures show 25 more cases of the virus have also been confirmed.
Photos taken on Saturday morning show Roald Dahl Plass strewn with empty beer bottles and discarded canisters of laughing gas.