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Scrutiny Report

Scrutiny Report. Reducing Persistent Absence. What is Persistent Absence?. Persistent Absentee – 52 or more sessions missed at the end of half term 4 or 64 or more sessions missed end of half term 5 Equates roughly to 80% attendance Almost 2.25 years of schooling missed

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Scrutiny Report

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  1. Scrutiny Report Reducing Persistent Absence

  2. What is Persistent Absence? • Persistent Absentee – 52 or more sessions missed at the end of half term 4 or 64 or more sessions missed end of half term 5 • Equates roughly to 80% attendance • Almost 2.25 years of schooling missed • <90% attendance - 1 grade drop in external examinations (SATs and/or GCSE) according to government research

  3. The Link between Persistent Absence and Educational Standards

  4. Y1 attendance lower in almost every Primary school

  5. Key Stage 1. (Level 2+)

  6. Y1 attendance lower in almost every Primary school

  7. Key Stage 2:Level 5 +

  8. Absence of potential Level 5+ Pupils for KS3 SAT’s

  9. The Number of Persistent Absentees in Middlesbrough Secondary Schools Three Year Trend Data/ Research Data

  10. Breakdown of PA Pupils by Year Group and Gender

  11. %Chance 5+A-C v days absent

  12. Current Actions

  13. Raise the profile of good attendance across the whole town • Sustain strategies that have lead to improvement in Secondary Schools • Embedd these strategies into Primary community with a target of 90% or higher attendance for almost every pupil, 95% or more for most (based on Sunderland Every Schoolday Counts) • Increase the number of agencies promoting good attendance e.g. employers/social partners • Achieve the above without schools taking their eye off the standards issue

  14. Progress so far

  15. Every Schoolday Matters is a campaign developed in partnership by Middlesbrough Council, Middlesbrough Football Club and The Evening Gazette to raise the profile of good attendance and recognise pupils with excellent or rapidly improving attendance. Support for Campaign

  16. Support for Campaign • Roary the Boro Lion is our attendance mascot at Key Stage 1 (and 2) – lots of assembly visits and incentives to give out to good/improving attendees • Annual conference held at MFC • Updates provided to Governor’s Forum and at Headteacher Meetings

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