The Devon Education Welfare Service (EWS) can support schools and local authorities in achieving higher levels of school attendance by:
- providing strategic advice on policy and practice
- offering advice and training on the evaluation of attendance data
- early help to establish rigorous and detailed casework to address low attendance levels
- progressing a clear escalation process to encourage improvement
- instigating an effective legal process to address parental responsibility
- maintaining multi-agency practice to address issues affecting good attendance
As a service, we are continuously looking at the support and tools that we can offer schools and LAs in effectively managing school attendance. We have developed the following tools to support good school attendance.
Attendance data profile
This tool identifies specific areas of concern for particular groups of learners and supports the school Senior Leadership Team in identifying areas for future focus. Also, it allows the opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of existing school attendance strategies.
The process for developing the attendance data profile includes:
- liaising with you to obtain your raw attendance data
- analysing your data and present the analysis in a comprehensive and easy-to-understand format
- providing a summary of the analysis
- identifying key areas of focus
- following up with a 1:1 consultation to discuss the report and consider an action plan.
Bespoke consultancy
We are happy to discuss and create tailored support and guidance for schools and local authorities.