Attendance Matters: Strategies for Success

Brief overview

"Attendance Matters: Strategies for Success" is an online session designed to equip school leaders with practical strategies to improve attendance, tackle persistent absence, and support pupils and families in ensuring regular school attendance. This session combines theoretical knowledge with actionable insights, providing delegates with the tools needed to foster a culture of attendance in their schools.

As Ofsted highlights, "Good attendance does not happen in isolation – there is an interrelationship between attendance and the quality of the school’s curriculum, ethos, behaviour and inclusivity." This underscores the importance of a holistic approach to attendance improvement. Additionally, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) emphasises that "tackling persistent absence is an important part of improving outcomes for all pupils," reinforcing the need for effective strategies and interventions. 

Join us to gain valuable insights, practical strategies, and the confidence to make a significant impact on attendance in your school. 

Session Highlights:

• Understand the correlation between attendance and student outcomes, and identify common barriers to regular attendance. Recent comments from Ofsted highlight the significant impact of persistent absence on student achievement.
  
• Learn evidence-based strategies to improve attendance and develop action plans tailored to your school's needs. The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) provides evidence-based resources to support effective attendance strategies.
  
• Understand the root causes of persistent absence and learn intervention strategies to support chronically absent students. Ofsted's recent reports emphasize the importance of understanding and addressing the causes of persistent absence.
• Learn strategies to engage families and communities in attendance efforts, and develop skills to communicate the importance of attendance to parents and carers. EEF research highlights the role of parental engagement in improving attendance.
  
• Learn to use data to monitor attendance and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and develop skills to sustain attendance improvements over time. EEF's evidence-based approaches provide guidance on monitoring and sustaining attendance improvements.