Autorentext
Ben Whitney is currently manager of the Education Welfare Service in Wolverhampton and has written widely on education welfare issues including study material for the National Programme for Specialist Leaders Behaviour and Attendance.

Zusammenfassung
A Guide to School Attendance provides a detailed practical guide for school leaders and managers, teachers, Education Welfare Officers and other attendance workers in schools and local authorities.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. The legal framework General Legal sources: Education Act 1996 Children Act 1989 Registration Regulations 2. Effective registration General Themed Study 1: Defining 'unavoidable' absence Themed Study 2: Punctuality and lateness FAQs about marking registers Themed Study 3: Family holidays in term-time 3. Managing attendance General Towards better practice Themed Study 4: Working with reluctant parents FAQs about managing attendance and absence Ten training ideas Special projects Model school attendance policy 4. Inter-agency working General FAQs about working together Themed Study 5: Education Supervision Orders 5. Narrative case-studies Joel Allen Freyda 6. 'Here Today, Here Again Tomorrow' Key Stage 2/3 Group Work Activity Conclusion Further information