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current item1) Policy review
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Section 1 - Review of school attendance policy

This section is divided into four parts:

A) School-based procedures
B) School-based practice
C) Proactive interventions
D) Planning for support from outside the school setting.


A) School-based procedures

School-based procedures should be addressed as a first measure. Schools should have:

  • a robust school attendance policy (which may be part of the overall behaviour and attendance policy), with a code of practice that details the aims, expectations and responsibilities of the school, parents/carers and students (this must underpin school procedures)
  • a thorough understanding of the absence and attendance codes
  • a thorough understanding of the regulations for pupil registration and the guidance on keeping pupil registers
  • a system to ensure that there is consistency in application of codes, practices and procedures
  • a school attendance leader (who is a member of the senior leadership team) to ensure there is a strategic lead for attendance within the school.