School Attendance and Parental Responsibility
Our aim is to provide information, case studies and opportunities for the sharing of good practice on school attendance in England as part of the Government's aim to raise educational standards for all, and to provide Local Authorities, Schools, Headteachers, Teachers, School Governors, Police Authorities, Social Services, Parents, Magistrates, Youth Offending Teams and Local Group information on school attendance issues and share examples of good practice that have been introduced by individual schools and LAs.
2008/09 National Attendance Strategy - Reducing absence and persistent absence is a vital and integral part of schools' and local authorities' work to:
* promote children's welfare and safeguarding;
* ensure every pupil has access to the full time education to which they are entitled;
* ensure that pupils succeed whilst at school; and
* ensure that pupils have access to the widest possible range of opportunities when they leave school.
The Audit Commission has been actively promoting the good management of school attendance and behaviour by Local Authorities.
Behaviour and Attendance website. Improving behaviour and attendance for all
