Dodd Partners
Attendance is only one very visible symptom of a deeper crisis in support systems for children with SEND and...
Our schools’ competitive spirit is driving us to better and better attendance – but a league table like ours...
Interpretation of the DfE’s attendance guidance too often puts the school’s needs first and fails to deliver what anxious...
We must have the difficult conversation about parents who don’t play by the rules if we’re going to change...
Punishing struggling families by making them struggle more is outdated, regressive and completely counter-productive
Our attendance woes won’t be solved by doing more of the same in the hopes of returning to the...
Focusing on the interactions every student experiences could transform how the most persistently absent feel about school
What lessons can we learn from the past about driving attendance up?
Opportunities outside of the classroom are vital to engaging pupils in school. They are an essential – not optional...