This case study puts forward a complex situation involving a child in primary school who had a poor attendance record. See how both an education welfare officer and the child’s school handled it

A local authority review registered a school’s attendance at 68%. Nearly every student was on the road to becoming a persistent absentee. Dina Chevens describes how the issue was tackled

Last year Michael Gove referred to an ‘educational underclass’ of children who have not spent enough time in school to achieve academic success. Dina Chevens reports from a joint conference by two key organisations in education welfare aimed at improving outcomes via attendance