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Free article: A-Z of codes – Applying the codes in practice

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By Ben Whitney on 24th November 2015 Archive, Free, Registers and codes articles

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-Z of codes 7: Codes U, V, W, X, Y, Z and #

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By Ben Whitney on 4th September 2015 Archive, Registers and codes articles

This series of handy reference guides, written by Ben Whitney, will explore each of the recommended Codes in detail, including:

The A-Z of codes 6: Codes S and T

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By Ben Whitney on 7th June 2015 Archive, Registers and codes articles

This series of handy reference guides, written by Ben Whitney, will explore each of the recommended Codes in detail, including:

September, 2020

Sep 01 Q. How should a child’s absence be marked if the school does not have confirmation of the child’s whereabouts?

August, 2020

Aug 29 Q. I am an attendance officer for a school in Manchester. A Year 8 pupil’s family has relocated to Birmingham. This was a planned move and they have provided their new address and new school details. They have been in touch to advise that, whilst the move has gone ahead, the new school has been unable to offer a start date as there have been delays in the admissions process, due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Therefore, their child cannot start school until September. How should I mark the child’s absence?

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?

August, 2019

Aug 13 Form – Group absence data analysis

Aug 13 Form – Absence code analysis

June, 2017

Jun 05 Form – Deep clean your codes

November, 2015

Nov 24 Handout – A-Z of codes: Summary best practice guide

Nov 24 Training checklist – To authorise or not to authorise?

September, 2015

Sep 30 Handout – A-Z of Codes: Best practice guide, part 5

Sep 08 Handout – A-Z of Codes: Best practice guide, part 7

June, 2015

Jun 05 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide, part 6

February, 2015

Feb 25 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide, part 3

November, 2014

Nov 20 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide, part 4

June, 2014

Jun 04 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide, part 2

March, 2014

Mar 04 Table – Absence and attendance codes overview

Mar 04 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide part 1