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Parents & Professionals Working Together to Understand & Overcome Barriers to Attendance

Look past "she's fine once she's in" and work with parents to find out what's stopping a child getting through the door.

  • 46 minutes
  • Recorded webinar
  • 1 CPD hour
  • Certificate

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What you'll learn

  • Recognise early signs of school distress, including masking and after-school meltdowns
  • Look past "fine in school" to what a child actually needs
  • Run meetings with parents built on mutual respect, not blame
  • Use the Define Fine guide to agree barriers and a support plan
  • Know when to involve specialists, such as an educational psychologist

About this course

"She's fine once she's in." Many parents of children who struggle to attend have heard that, along with "have you tried a sticker chart?". Meanwhile their child is holding it together all day and falling apart at home, and the parents walk into meetings feeling outnumbered and blamed.

School staff and parents get further working as one team. You'll learn the early signs of school distress, from tummy aches to a child who can't sleep because bedtime means school is close. You'll also see why a child who seems fine may be masking. The Define Fine guide, which you can download, helps you agree together what the barriers are and what a support plan should include.

It comes from someone who has sat on both sides of that table, as a qualified teacher and as a parent peer supporter.

  • For early career teachers, governors and 6 other roles. All phases.

Recording

Open in order

  1. Introduction – Parents & Professionals Working Together to Understand & Overcome Barriers to Attendance

    3 min

  2. Where are England’s Children?

    3 min

  3. What are Some of the Barriers?

    6 min

  4. What Does a Child Struggling in School Look Like

    5 min

  5. School Attendance Difficulties are Complex

    1 min

  6. How Do We Define Fine?

    3 min

  7. A Child is Struggling to Attend What Can We Do?

    3 min

  8. Working with Mutual Respect

    6 min

  9. What Could a Plan Include?

    3 min

  10. Using the Define Fine Guide

    3 min

  11. Attendance Code and Guidance

    4 min

  12. When a Support Plan Works

    5 min

  13. Q&A

    7 min