Training and webinars
Whole School Training Package - July 2023
In line with the requirements of Working Together to Improve School Attendance, schools are required to make sure that all teaching and non-teaching staff know the importance of good attendance, are consistent in their communication with pupils and parents, and receive training and professional development in this area.
To support schools to meet this requirement, the Attendance Team has developed a whole school training package. The aim of this training is to help you to develop staff and volunteers' awareness of the importance of regular school attendance. To ensure that all staff recognise that 'attendance' is not a discrete piece of work but rather it is an integral part of the school's ethos and culture. Training guidance (Word doc) [123KB], a PowerPoint presentation (Powerpoint) [30MB] and template evaluation form (Word doc) [20KB] are provided to support schools to deliver this training.
Webinars
Recordings from the most recent webinars delivered by the Attendance Team can be found here. These can be used to increase the knowledge and skills of staff.
- Slides from Attendance and Medical Needs Webinar (PDF) [1MB] and video link (opens new window)
- Slides from Effective Planning to Tackle Pupil Absence 2022 (PDF) [1MB]
- Slides from Fast Track Webcast 2022 (PDF) [1MB]
- Slides from Preparing a case for Legal Intervention 2022 (PDF) [1MB]
- Fast Track meeting recording 2022 (opens new window)
- Legal Intervention meeting recording 2022 (opens new window)
- Norfolk's Attendance Strategy: School Attendance is Everyone's Business Webcast February 2023 (opens new window)
- Fixed Penalty Notice Webcast Slides 2023 (PDF) [954KB]
- Network Meeting Autumn 2023 (PDF) [3MB]
- Fixed Penalty Notice Webcast November 2023 (PDF) [1MB]
- Working Together to Improve School Attendance 2024 - Summary of Changes (Powerpoint) [861KB]
- Working together to improve school attendance update webcast (Vimeo)
- Network meeting Spring 2024 (Powerpoint) [31MB]