Quote: mishmash "If a school is open but lots of kids can't get there it's attendance figures plummet and it is then marked down by government inspectors. If the school closes then no data is collected for those days so some head teachers are deliberately keeping the schools closed to avoid adverse reports.'"
I don't doubt that it was written somewhere for you to have read it Mish, but it's simply not true.
I sincerely hope that all headteachers realise this, and can't imagine for a minute that it would be a consideration for any of them closing.
Quote: mishmash "If you've any idea how my son can do his PE and DT coursework via the net let him know will you please?'"
Both PE and DT coursework contains a huge amount of written work which can be done at home.
PE in particular has very little 'practical' involved in their coursework, as candidates' practical performance is assessed separately.
Quote: mishmash "You're quite right Mish you can be classed as unsatisfactory because of attendance.'"
No you can't.
Quote: mishmash "We were open last Tuesday and only 30 children came in, how can that be the schools fault, yet we will have to include that in our figures.'"
Not necessarily. Take a close look at the new registration codes and how they can be used.
Love him or hate him, 163 consecutive appearances should make Stuart Littler a Salford legend in anyone's book 
