Following the launch of our first Understanding Attendance report into the drivers of our pupil absence in England, this follow-up event shared what we’re learning from schools about how to sustainably improve attendance.

Poor school attendance and persistence absence have been on the increase in post-pandemic schooling. Understanding the drivers of school attendance has been a key focus of our national research. This event focused on what education organisations could learn from this work and how they can effectively gather data to evidence their impact on school attendance.

Last year we launched our Understanding Attendance national research project to help schools and trusts identify the drivers behind low attendance in their contexts and what initiatives they can put in place to address this. On the 18th of January, we explored our initial findings of our report in this webinar with attendance experts.