Why more children than ever are refusing to go to school

When Lara Jones’ daughter Dilly started to sob on a Sunday night about going to primary school in the morning, she hoped it was just a phase. 

But it wasn’t.  

By the time Dilly was a teenager and attending secondary school, she was desperately begging her mother not to send her in and often arriving at the school gates late and in a visibly distressed state. 

‘It’s awful feeling like you literally have to try and drag your…