School Attendance Update

Update for schools on recording attendance (DfE - 21^st February 2022)

School attendance is mandatory for all pupils of compulsory school age. It continues to be a priority to ensure that as many children as possible are regularly attending school.

The position on recording school attendance in the register has not changed. Where a pupil is following advice to self-isolate prior to a confirmed case of COVID-19 they should be recorded as code X (not attending in circumstances related to coronavirus). Where a pupil has a confirmed case of COVID-19 they should be recorded as code I (illness).

Webinars for schools on attendance best practice

The DfE has announced a series of best practice webinars which focusses on how a range of schools across the country, have maintained or improved their attendance levels, and the approach they have taken.

Details on our upcoming webinars and how to register are below:

·        Thursday 3 March at 4pm – Wheelers Lane Technology College, a local authority maintained secondary school in Birmingham ·        Wednesday 9 March at 4pm – Studio West, an 11 to 19 studio school in Newcastle upon Tyne ·        Thursday 17 March at 4pm – St Giles School, a community special school in Nottinghamshire ·        Wednesday 23 March at 4pm – Brook House Primary School, a primary free school which is part of the Lion Academy Trust in Haringey ·        Thursday 31 March at 4pm – Abbey School, an academy special school which is part of the Nexus multi-academy trust in Rotherham

All webinars will be recorded and shared through the improving attendance good practice for schools and multi-academy trusts web page. This page will also be updated with recent attendance best practice blogs and links to the work of the Behavioural Insights Team.

 

COVID-19 Attendance Advice

If you have any specific questions about COVID-19 related absence, please feel free to email the Warwickshire Attendance Service:

was@warwickshire.gov.uk