Removing Barriers to Attendance
Session Type
In Person
Date & Time
21st October 2025
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Other Dates Available
24th September 2025
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2nd December 2025
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Number of Places Available
30
Location
Grand Hotel Gosforth
Session Description
About the Event
This training explores the statutory updates from 'Working together to improve school attendance' guidance effective from 19th August 2024, looking at statutory responsibilities alongside practical strategies to promote a culture of positive attendance.
The session shares good practice on how to identify and monitor attendance and work in collaboration with pupils, parents and carers and other professionals to resolve attendance concerns before they become entrenched. Thinking about how we can listen to and understand barriers to attendance, we will consider practical strategies to support a collaborative culture of effective support; this includes considering the impact of special educational needs and emotionally based school non-attendance on pupils’ ability to access education.
Learning outcomes:
· To explore how to listen to, identify and understand barriers to attendance including Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance
· To explore the expectations around attendance to ensure statutory compliance with DfE guidance, including the recent updates
· To consider how to foster a culture of positive attendance, relationships and support
· To consider practical strategies to overcome barriers to attendance
Who is this training for:
SLT
Attendance Officers
Family Support Workers
Other support staff with responsibility for attendance support
Costs
Education SLAs
Enhanced......... £100pp
Core.................. £125pp
Non - SLA......... £150pp
Business SLAs
Business SLA......... n/a
Non-SLA.................. £150pp
Our Terms
Please note that you will be charged for any none attendance on the day unless the space is cancelled 48 hours previous.