People, Not Numbers: Dismantling Barriers to School Attendance

As education professionals, we know we are in the midst of a deepening crisis around school attendance. Rates of absence – intermittent, severe and persistent – are hugely concerning and there are no easy answers to this complex, multi-faceted problem.

What is clear, however, is that missing out on education can adversely affect children and young people’s outcomes, not just academically but also socially and emotionally.

So, what can be done to resolve this urgent issue, and what role might families play?

In our think piece, ‘People, Not Numbers: Dismantling Barriers to School Attendance‘, we discuss:

• • Factors behind rising levels of pupil absence

• • Reframing the school attendance crisis

• • Adopting a puzzle-solving mindset towards school attendance

• • What we mean by ‘family engagement’

• • Barriers to effective family engagement

• • Family engagement as one way to address school attendance

Find out more about our Family Engagement Training.