School attendance

Not in school: The mental health barriers to school attendance

This new report from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition and Centre for Mental Health explores the drivers of school absence, including the links with mental health, and the measures that can be taken to improve school attendance.

Working together to improve school attendance

Safeguarding children in elective home education

Back in to school

Resources for children and young people

The role of school nurses in understanding and boosting school attendance

Joint blog post from Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the LGA’s Community Wellbeing Board, Cllr Louise Gittins, Chair of the LGA’s Children and Young People Board, and Sharon White MBE, Chief Executive of the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA).