School attendance strategy - Council policies, strategies and procedures

This attendance strategy has been developed to help the council, schools, settings and other partner agencies understand what we need to do to work in a more coherent way, making the best use of resources available, in order to ensure that:

• All children and young people can make the most of the opportunities provided by attending school
• Systems are developed to provide the council with accurate and contemporaneous attendance data. Data is used to identify patterns and trends and systems are responsive to those supporting schools to intervene early and prevent escalation of concerns
• Through training and guidance, the workforce understands the council's responsibilities for school attendance, they know who to contact for support and are confident to address concerns about school attendance
• Responses to concerns about pupil absence at an individual, institutional and local level are co-ordinated across teams. Schools, parents and children are clear about what support is on offer as well as their responsibilities

School attendance strategy

School attendance and absences page