School Attendance Action Plan

This plan applies where [school name] is struggling with attendance. It is intended for use by the school leaders, the governing body or academy trust board, and the people responsible for delivering and reviewing the actions.

1. Plan details

School: [school name]. Plan owner: [plan owner]. Date opened: [plan start date]. Current review point: [current review point]. The plan may form part of the wider school improvement plan.

2. Attendance problems and intended improvement

The attendance problem addressed by this plan is: [attendance problem]. The attendance evidence considered is: [attendance evidence]. The intended improvement is: [intended improvement]. The groups, year groups or attendance patterns requiring particular attention are: [priority groups or patterns].

The school will record the evidence used to describe the problem, the actions selected in response, and the expected contribution of each action to the intended improvement.

3. Action plan

Action 1: [action 1] Owner: [action 1 owner] Start point: [action 1 start date] Intended outcome: [action 1 intended outcome].

Action 2: [action 2] Owner: [action 2 owner] Start point: [action 2 start date] Intended outcome: [action 2 intended outcome].

Action 3: [action 3] Owner: [action 3 owner] Start point: [action 3 start date] Intended outcome: [action 3 intended outcome].

Additional actions may be added where the attendance evidence identifies a further priority. Each action should have a named owner, a defined intended outcome and a clear point at which progress will be considered.

4. Responsibilities and support arrangements

School leaders will coordinate delivery of this plan and provide progress information to [governing body or academy trust board]. The governing body or academy trust board will work with school leaders on the plan. Responsibilities for individual actions are recorded above.

The support arrangements for pupils, families and staff are: [support arrangements]. The person coordinating these arrangements is [support coordinator]. Any additional school-to-school support from system leaders will be recorded here: [school to school support].

5. Review points

The plan will be evaluated and reviewed regularly. Review points are [review frequency or dates]. The next review date is [next review date]. At each review, the plan owner will consider the attendance evidence, progress against each action, barriers to delivery, support arrangements and whether any action needs to be continued, changed or replaced.

The record of the review will state the decisions made, the person responsible for any follow-up action and the next review point.

6. Progress reporting

Progress will be reported to [reporting recipient] at [reporting frequency or dates]. Each report will summarise the attendance evidence available for the review period, progress on the actions, support provided, issues requiring a decision and proposed next steps.

The person preparing the report is [report preparer]. The format or location of the progress report is [progress report location or format].

7. Evaluation

Evaluation will consider whether the actions have addressed the identified attendance problems and contributed to the intended improvement. The evaluation method is [evaluation method]. The evaluation date or period is [evaluation date or period]. The person leading the evaluation is [evaluation lead].

The evaluation record will set out the evidence considered, the conclusions reached, the actions to retain or revise, and any further attendance priorities.

8. Links to wider improvement and support

This plan is linked to the wider school improvement plan as follows: [school improvement link]. Where appropriate, school-to-school support from system leaders is recorded as follows: [system leader support link].

9. Current status

Current plan status: [plan status]. Summary of progress to the current review point: [progress summary]. Immediate next step: [immediate next step].