- The difference ending term well makes to pupil attendance – Teaching (blog.gov.uk)
- Top tips and ideas for encouraging strong attendance – Teaching (blog.gov.uk)
- Listening to and learning from, parents in the attendance crisis September 2023 by Dr Sally Burtonshaw & Ed Dorrell
- ImpactEd Evaluation Attendance Record Report Jan24
- Attendance seminars – ImpactEd’s Understanding Attendance (youtube.com) Outlines the work of ImpactED work with trusts across the country.
- Attendance seminars – Behavioural Insights Team (youtube.com) Webinar on building relationships with families.
- Attendance seminars – Sandbach High School (youtube.com) Ellen Walton (Headteacher) and Nicki Oyler (Deputy Headteacher) at Sandbach High School, will share the whole-school attendance strategy they have implemented since September 2020 to increase the school’s attendance to approximately 96%, primarily by creating a culture of belonging and kindness around the approach to persistently absent children.
- Attendance seminars – Northern Education Trust (youtube.com) Andrew Murphy of Northern Education Trust speaks to the ‘NORTHERN’ model for school improvement and its success in improving attendance, particularly amongst disadvantaged pupils.
- Attendance seminars – School Home Support (youtube.com) School Home Support describe the supportive philosophy that underpins their success and the importance of building a bridge between school and home. Their work focuses primarily on identifying underlying causes of absence and working closely with families to address these causes. They provide helpful do’s and don’ts for working with families and encouraging children back into school.
- CSJ-Persistent_and_Severe_Absence.pdf (centreforsocialjustice.org.uk) A report from The Centre for Social Justice, The Missing Link, highlights the pressing issue of school absence and the need to restore the bond between schools and families. A seven-point plan is proposed, emphasising parental engagement and whole family support along with enrichment activities and sports to address this critical challenge.