{"id":22231,"date":"2024-12-04T14:33:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=22231"},"modified":"2024-12-12T12:09:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T12:09:48","slug":"sometimes-misses-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/sometimes-misses-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance if your child sometimes misses school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we mean by sometimes, or occasionally missing school?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This can cover a range of situations, which may include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>your child attends school, but often feels anxious about going.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>your child sometimes struggles to go into their classroom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>your child has started missing a day of school now and then.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"572\" id=\"longdesc-return-22504\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education?longdesc=22504&#038;referrer=22231\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/12\/EBSA-continuum-sq.png\" alt=\"EBSA continuum diagram shows the scale of attendance from sometimes missing school, regularly missing school to missing school a lot.\" class=\"wp-image-22504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/12\/EBSA-continuum-sq.png 700w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/12\/EBSA-continuum-sq-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/12\/EBSA-continuum-sq-640x523.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding attendance and worries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being nervous or worried about school is a usual feeling experienced by all children and young people at some point, whether they are starting a new school, worried about an exam or after a difficulty with friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, children might experience more worry than their peers. When this worry is linked to school, they might experience anxious thoughts around attending school or certain lessons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your child may be<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>speaking negatively about school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>crying more, or appearing worried or irritable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>feeling unwell on school days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>asking to come home, or not wanting to go to school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>having difficulties separating from you when going to school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>taking extra time getting ready for school in order to delay going<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Parent carers are often the first people to notice when a child is worried about attending school. Understanding children\u2019s worries and putting support in place early on, helps children to feel happy and safe in school, avoiding a pattern of non-attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-675ad289e9cd2\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Advice and support<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/sometimes-misses-school\/how-you-can-help-your-child\/\">What can I try at home?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Tips and strategies you may want to try at home, and links to useful resources for both parent carers and children and young people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/how-school-can-help-your-child\/\">How can my child&#039;s school help?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Find out what your child&#8217;s school can do, to help support your child&#8217;s attendance. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/where-else-you-can-go-for-help\/support-services-for-everyone\/\">Who else can help me and my child?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Services in Devon that may be able to offer additional help if your child is struggling to go to school.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/factors-that-support-good-school-attendance\/\">Factors that can help school attendance<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Key factors and guidance that may influence improved school attendance<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do we mean by sometimes, or occasionally missing school? 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