DfE Attendance Adviser (part time)/ Independent Attendance Improvement Consultant and Trainer
RAAC and attendance recording https://lnkd.in/etnEmhyZ This is what the RAAC guidance says about attendance ( other sections on remote education, safeguarding etc are also important in this document) Prioritising attendance In exceptional circumstances, if there are high levels of disruption due to RAAC which mean you need to temporarily prioritise face-to-face places in your setting, you should give priority to: • vulnerable children and young people • the children of critical workers • pupils due to take public examinations and other formal assessments Attendance Attendance is essential for pupils to get the most out of their school experience, including for their attainment, wellbeing, and wider life chances. Schools and other settings should consider the approaches set out in this guidance while also working closely with pupils parents, carers, and any other relevant partners such as the local authority, to remove any barriers to attendance. Schools should continue to record pupil absence in the register in line with the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 and DfE’s attendance guidance, using the most appropriate code If you need to prioritise attendance by telling some pupils not to attend, the Y code should be used for those pupils, reflecting the exceptional circumstances. Pupils who are required to attend should be recorded in the normal way. The Y code does not count towards the pupil or school’s absence record
