Behaviour and attendance resources for schools

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• Model attendance policy for schools, academies and education centres

  This guidance provides suggestions for the types of information schools may wish to include within the various sections provided in the attendance policy template. These are intended as a starting point and schools are encouraged to expand and extend these to best reflect the needs and ethos of their individual school.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Model attendance policy template

  A template for an attendance policy

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Behaviour and discipline in schools

  Set out statutory guidance from the Department of Education (DfE) explaining why maintained schools must have a behaviour policy, what it must cover and the role of the governing body and headteachers.

  Behaviour DfE

• What to do if you're worried a child is being abused

  Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.

  Behaviour DfE

• Children missing in education tracking form for schools

  Only schools without access to the LA server need this document. Please read the guidance for children on school roll but at risk of missing for further details.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Children missing education statutory guidance

  statutory guidance for local authorities and advice for other groups helping children who are missing education get back into it.

  Attendance DfE

• Children missing education statutory guidance

  DfE statutory guidance for schools and local authorities

  Attendance DfE Hampshire schools

• Code of conduct – issuing Penalty Notices for unauthorised absences from schools (2023)

  This document is statutory and all establishments must be compliant. It sets out Hampshire County Council’s criteria for the issuing of penalty notices for non attendance in schools.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• County leave of absence form for schools

  Schools issue this form to parent/carers when they request a leave of absence during term time for their child(ren).

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• School attendance documentation published by DfE

  Collection of DfE published resources

  Attendance DfE

• Effective practice for school attendance/admissions for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children

  This document supports all education providers and schools in Hampshire in understanding the specific laws that relate to the attendance of children ascribed (or known to be of) Gypsy Roma or Traveller heritage; and sets out effective practice.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Elective home education (EHE) - advice to schools

  This document sets out clear procedures and the required actions for when a parent indicates they would like to consider elective home education.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Requests for extended leave of absence or to temporarily reside abroad

  Sets out for Hampshire schools and academies advice and guidance on how headteachers should respond and act to request from parents/carers for extended periods of absence (extended leave).

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Flexi-schooling - advice to schools

  This document sets out clear procedures and the required actions for when a parent indicates they would like to consider flexi-schooling.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Good school attendance guide

  A leaflet summarising advice for schools regarding attendance.

  Attendance

• Guidance in relation to Hampshire children

  Intended for Hampshire schools, education centres and alternative providers, this is section 9 of the Promoting pupil attendance and recording absence guidance, It can also be read as a standalone document. It supports all education providers in meeting their statutory duties and sets out clear procedures and the required actions with respect to the commissioning of alternative provision for a child on school roll.

  Attendance

• Education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs

  statutory guidance for local authorities and departmental advice for others ensuring children with health needs receive education.

  Attendance DfE

• Legal Intervention Team Referral

  Absence details

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Children on school roll but absent and at risk of missing education

  Sets out clear procedures and the required actions for the reporting of pupils who are absent and at risk of becoming missing in education (CME).

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Guidance for schools on support and procedures for pursuing legal action for non-attendance

  Supports all education providers in understanding the possible legal sanctions available and how each sanction is administered.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Information on penalty notices for non-attendance at school

  For schools and academies to raise awareness of penalty notices by sharing with parents or carers who receive either a penalty notice warning or penalty notice.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Placement of children outside their chronological year group

  Sets out guidance on deceleration or acceleration of pupils outside of their chronological age group.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Request for Penalty Notice Number

  If your request for a penalty notice is not solely for an unauthorised holiday, please complete the checklist. If the absence is not solely for an unauthorised holiday and the checklist is not completed, a PN number will not be issued.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Promoting pupil attendance and recording absence

  Supports all education providers in meeting their statutory duties regarding pupil attendance.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Use of reasonable force in schools

  Guidance about the use of physical restraint in schools for governing bodies, headteachers and school staff.

  Behaviour DfE

• Good practice guidance for attendance and safeguarding

  This document sets out effective practice for meeting safeguarding duties related to both pupil admission to school and on-going pupil attendance at school.

  Attendance Hampshire schools

• Attendance advice for maintained schools, academies, independent schools and local authorities

  Using pupil registers and attendance codes, and setting the school day and year.

  Attendance DfE

• Screening, searching and confiscation

  Guidance explaining the powers schools have to screen and search pupils, and to confiscate items they find.

  Behaviour DfE