Welcome to the Attendance Support Team: Our Role

Welcome to the Attendance Support LEAP Page

The Attendance Support Team delivers a statutory service on behalf of the Local Authority, working in close partnership with schools and academies to improve pupil attendance. Our core mission is to support educational achievement, safeguard children, and ensure that every child receives their full educational entitlement.

What We Do

We play a key role in promoting and maintaining good school attendance through a range of support and interventions, including:

• Monitoring and Analysis of Attendance Data
  We rigorously track and analyse local attendance data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Communication and Advice
  We bring schools together to share consistent messages, offer professional advice, and promote best practice across the borough.
• Targeted Support Meetings (TSMs)
  We host regular meetings with all schools, using attendance data to identify at-risk pupils and cohorts. Together, we develop and agree on targeted actions to improve attendance outcomes.
• Multi-Agency and Family Support
  We collaborate with other local authority teams and community services to provide holistic, joined-up support for families in need.
• Legal Intervention
  Where necessary, we uphold attendance legislation by issuing Penalty Notices and pursuing prosecutions in cases of persistent non-attendance.

Our aim is to work in partnership with schools and families to ensure that every child benefits from consistent, high-quality education.

If you would like to discuss anything that doesn't fall into our core offer, please contact your allocated officer.