Attendance

How small changes can make a big impact on attendance

Focusing on the interactions every student experiences could transform how the most persistently absent feel about school

JL Dutaut
Shaun Brown
Attendance

£15m plans revealed to ramp up attendance-boosting mentoring pilot

Government launches search for firms to expand project into 10 investment areas and help 3,600 pupils a year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Attendance

Covid has broken the old habit of going to school

What lessons can we learn from the past about driving attendance up?

JL Dutaut
Daisy Christodoulou
Attendance

Five steps to understand and address emotionally-based school avoidance

A child-centred approach is key to reducing emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA) says Rachel Bostwick

JL Dutaut
Rachel Bostwick
Attendance

Don’t overlook the importance of trips to improve attendance

Opportunities outside of the classroom are vital to engaging pupils in school. They are an essential – not optional...

JL Dutaut
Abid Butt
Attendance

How to drive up attendance in your school

I have been in education for 23 years and leading on attendance for 15 of those across schools of...

JL Dutaut
Beena Sisodia
Attendance

Almost 1 in 10 secondary pupils off as sickness absence rises

The proportion of pupils missing school because of illness has doubled in two weeks

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Attendance

Attendance: Ministers plan local absence ‘action alliances’

DfE also meeting health leaders to discuss better data-sharing between departments

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Attendance

Lessons in attendance from special schools  

In the week that the education committee releases its report on persistent absence, Nicola Law shares insights from a...

JL Dutaut
Nicola Law