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Guidance, policies and templates
Essential documents, guidance and templates to help support schools improve school attendance.
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Attendance monitoring
- Letter 1 - when attendance is a cause for concern (Word, 30.9KB)
- Letter 2 - Request for School Attendance Meeting (Word, 30.9KB)
- Guidance Notes and Useful Information for Conducting a School Attendance Meeting (SAM) (Word, 34.9KB)
- School Attendance Meeting Form (Word, 39.5KB)
- Failed to attend - will be issuing a Legal Action Warning Letter (LAWL) (Word, 28.6KB)
- Legal Action Warning Letter (LAWL) - PLEASE NOTE THIS MUST NOT BE ALTERED (Word, 32.9KB)
- Punctuality Concern Letter (Word, 27.5KB)
Unauthorised holidays or unauthorised leave of absence
- Leave of absence application form (Word, 24.9KB)
- Example letter from Headteacher unauthorising leave of absence (Word, 26.4KB)
- Example letter from Headteacher unauthorising leave of absence but failed to return (Word, 26.2KB)
- Example letter from Headteacher – believe absence is for a holiday (Word, 26.5KB)
- Example letter from Headteacher – believe absence has been taken and has been deemed unauthorised (Word, 26.6KB)
- Example letter from Headteacher – unauthorising requested leave (which has NOT been requested for a holiday) (Word, 26.5KB)
- Example letter from Headteacher – where application was refused but taken as sick (Word, 26.5KB)