Support strategies
When attendance is optional
0Governing bodies have been working closely with their schools to find ways of interpreting the directives and guidance. This continues to be a challenge that each individual school must find its own solutions to. John Viner describes the experiences at his school as they welcome pupils back. Summary A Covid-19 Task Group was created that could help test out risk assessments.Keeping track of attendance is now manual and the weekly return to the DfE is complex.How all the children will be reintegrated in the school year is unclear and part-time attendance may be necessary. For the last few months we…
Supporting transition during the academic year
0How can staff support pupils who are moving schools outside the usual transition points? Sue Cowley identifies some ways of providing the link between the old and the new setting and considers elective home education in particular. Summary A number of traditional transition arrangements might be adapted for mid-year moves.Schools should take time to evaluate the transition process when a child leaves.Increases in elective home education mean that schools should be prepared for how to support pupils and parents during the transition. Moving from one setting to another can be a stressful process for children and their families. Traditionally, we…
A fresh look at off-rolling
0Off-rolling has hit the headlines and Ofsted will be watching out for schools that make it part of their practice. In this article, Richard Steward considers some of the issues relating to off-rolling in schools. Summary Accountability measures are a major force behind the increase in schools off-rolling.A child with challenging behaviour can disrupt the education of many others.Is a permanent exclusion a better outcome than a parent moving a child for a fresh start? The term ‘off-rolling’ has come to prominence only recently due to its use in the media, but the concept has been around for some time.…