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April, 2020

Apr 03 Q. I am new to the post of attendance officer in a large secondary school. I feel like a considerable amount of my time is spent trying to keep the registers accurate due to the large volume of unmarked registers and/or missing marks. What can I do to improve the register marking in my school?

December, 2019

Dec 03 Q. We have three pupils currently on reduced/part-time timetables. How should we code these in the register?

August, 2019

Aug 16 Q. How do I calculate the persistent absence (PA) figure for a group such as pupils with an education health care plan (EHCP)?

Aug 16 Q. When should I use the ‘R’ code for ‘Religious observance’ in the attendance register?

June, 2017

Jun 02 Q. When can a pupil be dual registered? What does it mean and how do we mark the register?

Jun 02 Q. A parent has asked for a whole term’s leave while the family goes on an extended tour of Europe. What mark should we use?

March, 2017

Mar 20 Q. Is it true that academies and free schools have more freedom over when to mark the registers and how often the school must open?

June, 2016

Jun 09 Q. When can we use the Y code?

September, 2015

Sep 06 Q. What about the ‘persistent absence’ threshold going up to 90% attendance? Is it a good idea?

February, 2015

Feb 27 Q. Our Y11s go on study leave before their GCSEs and then only come in again for their examinations. I’ve been told by my local authority that we have to continue marking them in our registers till the end of June. Is that correct?

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