Attendance

Penalty Notices

To make sure all requests are appropriate please see our Code of Conducts; Penalty Notice Code of Conduct (August 2024) is Live for all offences occurring after 19th August 2024. Penalty Notice Code of Conduct (October 2023) (regarding all offences which occurred before the 19th August 2024) Previous LBS Penalty Notice enquiries as per the […]

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ePEP

We are pleased to announce that the updates to the Sutton Virtual School PEP document are now live.  We have designed the new PEP with input from designated teachers, social workers, foster carers, young people and our CLA nurse team.  Please ensure you familiarise yourself with the updates and watch the training video which takes […]

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Attendance Graduated Response

Sutton’s Attendance Graduated Response provides a multi-agency framework, that supports working together to encourage school attendance and tackle the barriers to attendance that may arise for a child or young person.  The Attendance Graduated Response aims are: • To support our work together to create positive change that enables children and young people to attend […]

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Useful resources and information

Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions   If you require support for children unable to access education due to their health needs please refer to the London Borough of Sutton’s policy for Educating children with emotional, wellbeing and health related needs who cannot attend school by clicking here. Absence and attendance codes  It is […]

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Further Resources

You can find here a range of resources that could support you in your role as a parent or carer of a child. Sutton Information Hub is a website that is being developed to provide residents with a single place to find information about local groups, clubs, services and support relevant to them. Home | […]

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Attendance Support in Schools

Schools attendance duties are outlined in the DfE guidance Working together to improve school attendance (publishing.service.gov.uk) and Summary table of responsibilities for school attendance  Attendance Support Team Cognus’ Attendance Support Team support education settings, children and young people, parents/carers to ensure attendance levels are maintained at appropriate levels. We recognise the importance of working holistically […]

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Attendance support for Professionals working with children and families in Sutton 

School attendance, everyone’s business Improving attendance is everyone’s business. The barriers to accessing education are wide and complex, both within and beyond the school gates, and are often specific to individual pupils and families.  The DfE issued guidance in 2022 Working together to improve school attendance (publishing.service.gov.uk) for schools and local authorities.    The publication is […]

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Attendance Support around Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) and Mental Health 

EBSA is a term used to describe children and young people who have difficulties in attending school due to emotional factors.   Whilst using the term EBSA can help us and others to know that the absence involves emotional factors, it is essential that further work is undertaken with the pupil and their family to understand […]

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Attendance Support for Professionals

How we work with you  We work in close partnership with our colleagues in Early Help, social care and the Virtual School in order to provide a holistic approach to improving issues and challenges with school attendance using a multi-agency approach. All Sutton Schools have an allocated officer within the Cognus Attendance Support Team, who […]

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Team Around the Family Meetings

The Team Around the Family (TAF) is a generic term used to describe the group of professionals, volunteers and members of the wider family who are involved; it must include family members working alongside professionals. TAF meetings are when the family meets with the different key professionals involved in supporting them, to produce a plan […]

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