Ben Whitney gives his take on the recent Supreme Court ruling.

This is the first article in a series that looks at the legal framework within which attendance and absence practice operates. Here, Ben Whitney examines the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations…

Ben Whitney enters the debate on the role of children in the workplace and discusses what help and regulation should exist to support them.

Under the new inspection framework, schools will be inspected on pupils' economic well-being – and that includes attendance rates. 

To conclude this series of reference guides, Ben Whitney reflects on some of the issues it has raised, both in correspondence and through questions by participants at Forum attendance conferences.

A new common inspection framework is now in effect, and pupil attendance can be reviewed in terms of personal development, behaviour and welfare.

Continuing his series of handy reference guides, Ben Whitney explores each of the recommended Codes in detail, including:

Infections that cause diarrhoea, vomiting, common colds and flu are responsible for the loss of thousands of school days each year. Martin Hodgson gives guidance on what you need to…

Ben Whitney looks at the circumstances that might dictate how schools and local authorities respond to cases of persistent absence.

Some conversations -whether with pupils, their parents or colleagues - are always going to be uncomfortable. In this article, Louise Wingrove looks at managing difficult subjects with care and confidence.

In this article, Professor Ken Reid explores some of the many options for families to play a larger part in school life, with potential benefits for both the children and…

In this series of handy reference guides, Ben Whitney explores each of the recommended Codes in detail.

Professor Ken Reid examines the use of penalty notices (PNs) since the Children Act 2006, including some discussion on recent developments in Wales and the issue of regional variations in…

A. It will depend on local protocols, but the general answer has to be ‘yes’, whatever the school’s management status.

David Birch outlines the importance of reward systems as a means of improving attendance in schools. Read on to find out about the merits of commercial schemes and the essential…

Steve Baker provides some practical advice on how to tackle persistent lateness and develop school-wide policies to encourage, develop and maintain punctuality.

In the first of this regular feature, our reporter Helen Clark finds out how one outstanding school has just achieved its best-ever attendance figures.

Steve Baker looks at why accurate registers are important, and how to present your data to Ofsted.