School Attendance - Letters and Documents

The use of a letter system should be used alongside a range of parent and pupil preventative interventions and is intended to enable schools to continuously and consistently monitor and address poor attendance.

The system offers schools the opportunity to target non-attendance methodically and progressively up to and including the point at which a referral to the local authority may be necessary. The system is based on model letters that can be adapted by schools to be sent to parents when there are concerns about any emerging patterns of absenteeism. 

Resources to navigate processes for "Support First", Non School Attendance, Penalty Notices, Pupil Support and other useful documents.