A checklist for school leaders who want to get on top of attendance. It is written against the DfE's Working together to improve school attendance guidance and Ofsted's published insights, and helps you spot problems early and plan what to do about them.
What's inside
- Monitoring and analysing attendance data, including patterns of absence among pupils and groups of pupils
- Identifying barriers to attendance
- Putting strategies in place to improve attendance
- Communication with pupils, parents and staff
- Safeguarding considerations
Format: editable Word document, 6 pages. Approximate time saved: 12 hours.
Further reading: our summary of the DfE's Working together to improve school attendance guidance.
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