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Research and analysis

Attendance mentors intervention: year 2 and 3 evaluation

Findings from the year 2 and 3 evaluation of the attendance mentors intervention.

From:
Department for Education
Published
28 May 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Attendance mentors intervention: year 2 and 3 evaluation

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-776-7, RR1616

PDF, 1.21 MB, 124 pages

Details

This report presents years 2 and 3 of the 3-year attendance mentor intervention.

Year 1 findings are also available.

The year 2 and 3 evaluation aimed to show:

  • how the intervention has been implemented and examine any barriers or enablers to the implementation of the intervention
  • why and how the intervention achieved its outcomes of interest across different pupil contexts
  • to what extent the intervention improved school attendance for children and  young people (CYP)

Findings will  add to the evidence base on what works for improving attendance. It will help to inform similar programmes such as Attendance Mentoring.

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Published 28 May 2026

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