Case studies: improving attendance

Schools and multi-academy trusts share their different techniques for managing and improving attendance rates in their settings

Jamie Stubbs, assistant headteacher with responsibility for inclusion, safeguarding and attendance at St Thomas More Catholic Academy, shares how the school has managed to improve attendance levels to above national averages.

Susan Morris-King, HMI and Ofsted’s national lead for behaviour and attendance, reports the main findings of Ofsted’s Securing good attendance and tackling persistent absence report.

Michelle O’Dell shares an insight into her role as attendance intervention manager for John Taylor multi-academy trust. This includes strategies for monitoring and improving attendance across all of the schools in the trust.

Michael Robson, executive principal of North Shore Academy, shares their approach to managing and improving attendance in schools in the Northern Education Trust – including work they’ve done during the pandemic.