The Attendance Toolkit

Tried & tested activities to uncover the core issues behind poor attendance.

Poor attendance is a way of life for some children, a way of coping for many and a genuine problem for others. Attendance levels can be affected by family issues, poor parenting, behavioural problems or by a specific factor in the classroom, and is linked with disaffection in many forms, as well as underachievement, problems with confidence and poor peer relations. Practical, creative activities will help gain an insight into the child’s lifestyle and encourage and promote good attendance while helping children to understand the issues that they face.

Contents include:

• ‘Getting to know me’;
• ‘Thinking about school’;
• ‘Problem solving’;
• ‘Target setting’;
• and ‘Resources’.

144pp A4 paperback