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17 March 2023
The figures from the Department for Education (DfE) showed the aftermath of the pandemic continued to significantly affect state school attendance into the summer of 2022. The national absence rate of 7.6%…
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Lisa Dale describes how enrolment on a DfE training programme led to a dramatic decrease in reported behaviour incidents. 'In line with findings from the Education Endowment Foundation on the…
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At some point in our lives, we’ve all heard someone say, “ignore them, they’re just attention seeking”. But the need for attention, to feel seen and heard, is a natural…
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The DfE has published new guidance to help school staff, as well as academy trustees, parents/ carers and local authorities, support pupils experiencing social, emotional or mental health issues that…
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Updated DfE guidance on school attendance came into effect in September 2022. The guidance sets out new expectations for schools, local authorities, trustees and governors, which are summarised in a table. It also sets…
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The DfE have recorded a range of webinars where schools and multi-academy trusts share their different techniques for improving attendance rates in their settings. The latest one 'School attendance guidance…
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Over 28% of primary pupils and 40% of FSM secondary pupils who qualified for free school meals were persistently absent during the 2021/22 autumn term. Estimating the costs of absence…
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Emotionally-based school avoidance (EBSA) is a term referring to reduced or nonattendance at school by a child or young person. Rather than the term ‘school refusal’, the term EBSA recognises…
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Beacon School Support have produced a free checklist for ensuring every avenue of support has been explored before resorting to permanent exclusion. It has been written to help leaders make…
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The latest national statistics for permanent exclusions and suspensions in England were published on 28th July 2022. They relate to the 2020/21 academic year and include data on: reasons schools…
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The DfE have produced new guidance explaining the powers schools have to screen and search pupils, and to confiscate items they find. The new document comes into force today, 1st…
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The DfE have produced new guidance for schools on behaviour which comes into force from 1st September 2022. This publication provides advice to schools on behaviour in schools and the…
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