PIAS Handbook ‘Working Together to Improve School Attendance’
20 November 2023
The importance of regular school attendance has never been greater following the Covid-19 lockdown which caused significant disruption to the education of children and young people across the country, and the impact for families continues to be felt far and wide today.
The DfE attendance guidance itself could not have a more meaningful title as working together across our schools, local authority services and with wider partners to help overcome barriers to children’s attendance is pivotal to achieving positive impact.
The KCC school attendance handbook, primarily designed for schools breaks down into greater detail the ‘Kent way’ of implementing the guidance, and what we are all expected to do in line with existing national guidance and legislation. The handbook also includes reference to other related subjects such as exclusions where there has also been updated guidance published by the DfE. You will find an array of links to informative resources throughout the document.