Attendance training

Essential attendance training and guidance.

DfE statutory guidance and supporting documents

• Working Together to Improve School Attendance Guidance
• Summary table of responsibilities for school attendance applies from 19 August 2024
• Keeping children safe in education 2024
• Understanding and dealing with issues relating to parental responsibility, DfE

External Attendance Training

• DfE Training on School Attendance ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Maximising Attendance Bulletin​

Find current and previous bulletin updates:

• Maximising Attendance Bulletin - September 2024​ (PDF, 473KB)
• Maximising Attendance Bulletin - June 2024 (PDF, 786KB)
• Maximising Attendance Bulletin - April 2024 (PDF, 477KB)
• Maximising Attendance Bulletin - February 2024 (PDF, 595KB)
• Maximising Attendance Bulletin - January 2024​ (PDF, 709KB)
• Maximising Attendance Bulletin - November 2023​ (PDF, 743KB)

Education Essex News

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Coding

• Year 11 Study Leave Guide, Including Coding (PDF, 114KB)
• Attendance and Absence Coding - refer to chapter 8 and onwards

Essex Attendance Training Offer

• Education Essex online
• Essex Attendance Specialist Team Training Offer
• Step by step guide to first day calling and beyond (Word, 37KB)

Essex Let's Talk resources

Visit the Essex Let's Talk resources page for further guidance and resources about 'We miss you' and 'One planning'.

Ofsted

OFSTED Education Inspection Framework