Steve Wilkinson, President of the Association of Education Welfare Management, who represents those who deliver attendance support in local councils said:
"We welcomed the opportunity to work closely with the DfE to share the vast expertise of our members with improving attendance in schools and other educational provisions.
Putting these measures on a statutory footing helps reinforce the importance of school attendance and the need to ensure families receive the support they need, when they need it, working together to ensure any barriers to attendance for children are removed."
As well as helping to review and add our input into policy decisions and associated guidance linked to Working Together to Improve School Attendance, the new School Attendance Regulations, and the National Penalty Notice Framework, AEWM also collaborated with the DfE on a range of template documents to support Local Authorities implement these changes. These templates are available for all to download and use, but for the full benefits of further resources, discussions with peers within your local region regarding the implementation and best practice, and access to the active members forum and further best practice and template documents, join the AEWM today!
https://www.aewmweb.com/newmembership
Membership is only £35 a year, and members who have joined by the end of April will also gain access to a free annual conference. The next conference take place on Wednesday 15th May 2024. Members can book their place here: https://www.aewmweb.com/agm-training-day-2024 (You need to be logged into this website to be able to book).
Penalty Notice Code of Conduct
The DfE and AEWM have produced a template Penalty Notice Code of Conduct to help ensure local authorities have a code of conduct in place that meets legislative requirements, as well as benefitting from the knowledge, experience and best practice of AEWM members. Sections of the documents are marked to show where a local authority should add information specific to their policies and procedures.
This document can be downloaded via the link below:
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TEMPLATE - Penalty Notice Code of Conduct - Click on "Folder" image to download |
Notice to Improve
The Notice to Improve has been introduced via the Penalty Notice National Framework, as an example of best practice prior to the issuing of a Penalty Notice for Sporadic Poor Attendance. The Notice to Improve is designed to provide parents with a period of time (3 to 6 weeks) to significantly improve attendance and/or seek support. The Notice to Improve could be sent by either local authorities or schools prior to a Penalty Notice being issued by a local authority.
This document can be downloaded via the link below:
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TEMPLATE - Notice to Improve - Click on "Folder" image to download |
