Attendance Matters Magazine Issue 26
Taking a fresh look at attendance Emma Meadus, headteacher of Coppice Valley Primary School in…
Attendance and safeguarding
The attendance officer is in a frontline position to spot safeguarding issues. Persistent absenteeism and…
How to work effectively with other staff
In the second of two articles, Matt Bromley outlines three important factors when working collaboratively…
Addressing attachment needs
How can schools support children with attachment difficulties to get high-quality outcomes in mainstream schools?…
Mental health in the workplace
As teaching staff and headteachers continue to leave the profession under the pressures of workload…
Q. How should we mark our register in a period of enforced closure such as the current Covid-19 outbreak?
A. There are two codes that can be used to record a school closure: 1.…
Q. What do we code a child who attends school but has to go home due to his ADHD behaviours? We also have other students who can’t cope with attending school all day due to their mental health and need to be sent home. Should we use the ‘C’ code for these students or should we code them as ‘I’ for illness?
A. To answer this, I would need to understand if these children have been placed…
Q. I’m hoping you can help me. My daughter is competing in an international cheerleading competition in June. She needs three days off from school. This will be after her SATs. The school is only allowing exceptional circumstances for leave. If this leave were to be granted, could she be marked down as educated off-site? As she is training and performing it’s harder than a P.E lesson. I also know that other children who were taking part in a pantomime were marked down as this.
A. Children who are licensed to take part in performances such as pantomimes would have…
How to use the latest data
The attendance data for the full year of 2018/19 has now been released.Joanne Sierzega takes…
Working together: Strategic and child-centred approaches
Taking a child-centred approach and taking a strategic approach to attendance needn’t be at odds…