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How schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities should maintain high levels of school attendance.
Information and resources to help schools communicate well with parents and carers to support improved attendance.
The guide for schools on communicating with parents about attendance is…
The start of the school year can bring mixed emotions for children and…
Statutory guidance for local authorities and schools on how they work together to identify and support children missing education (CME) to receive a suitable education.
This guidance is statutory for local authorities in England and is…
Summary of responsibilities where a mental health issue is affecting attendance and examples of effective practice.
Guidance for schools, academy trusts and local authorities on using the monitor your school attendance tool.
The information that schools must provide to the Department for Education (DfE).
How schools can improve attendance using regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) resources.
How local authorities can share aggregate data on children who receive elective home education (EHE) and those children missing education (CME).
Supporting guidance for local authorities submitting the elective home education (EHE) and children missing education (CME) 2026 to 2027 academic year data collections.
Ministry of Defence advice to headteachers regarding school term time absence for children of service personnel.
How we produce statistics on pupil absence in schools.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on children who are not in school.
How we produce statistics on pupil attendance in schools.
How the Department for Education (DfE) publishes parental responsibility measures for attendance statistics for England.
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