Attendance Briefing | Session 1

Why attend?

In an ever-evolving educational landscape, maintaining strong attendance practice requires schools to stay informed about emerging trends, national priorities and effective approaches to attendance improvement. Regular access to high-quality updates helps leaders remain proactive and confident in their decision-making.

Our half-termly virtual attendance briefings provide Headteachers, Senior Attendance Champions and Attendance Leads with timely insights, practical guidance and opportunities to reflect on current attendance challenges and strategies.

Led by experienced attendance specialists, these concise online sessions are designed to fit around busy schedules while ensuring leaders remain up to date with the latest developments in attendance policy, practice and improvement.

What’s included?

• Key attendance updates
  stay informed about the latest government guidance, DfE expectations and developments in attendance practice.
• National trends and emerging challenges
  explore attendance patterns, current issues and evidence-informed responses.
• Practical guidance and strategies
  gain expert advice on attendance interventions, early help approaches and engaging pupils and families.
• Focused thematic sessions
  each briefing explores a key area of attendance, such as persistent absence, parental engagement, attendance culture or targeted intervention.
• Resource sharing
  access practical tools, templates and guidance documents to support attendance improvement in your setting.

What are the benefits?

Participants gain current, relevant and practical insight that supports effective attendance leadership and informed decision-making.

Benefits include:

• Increased confidence in responding to attendance challenges.
• Greater awareness of national developments and expectations.
• Access to evidence-informed strategies and practical resources.
• Opportunities to strengthen attendance culture and practice.
• A network of professionals committed to improving attendance outcomes.

These briefings help schools stay informed, connected and equipped to drive positive change in attendance and pupil engagement.