Use our template to ensure statutory attendance reporting in your school is clear and up-to-date
Applicable for maintained schools, academies, free schools, independent schools, pupil referral units and non-maintained special schools.
Updates made in this version are described below.
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School leadership team: bullet points amended.
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4.3 Authorised absences: text added.
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Not attending in circumstances relating to coronavirus (COVID-19): text amended.
Use the guides included in the document to tailor the policy with specific details, ensuring that it explains your school's procedures clearly. These are:
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blue boxes with advisory notes that can be deleted after you have finished writing the policy
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grey text that indicates where you need to fill in certain details, such as the times that the registration period begins and ends.
