{"id":65034,"date":"2025-03-18T11:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T11:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/educationandfamilies\/?page_id=65034"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:50:14","slug":"attendance-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Attendance and inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6aa02eb3e5893\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-6aa02eb3e58cd\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-8 large-8 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Attendance and inclusion<\/h1><\/header><p>In Devon we want all children and young people to attend, engage and thrive in their education setting. Improving attendance is \u2018everyone\u2019s business\u2019, this means that schools and families have a shared responsibility to support all children and young people to attend school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6aa02eb3e58f8\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-6aa02eb3e594b\" ><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\">Attendance and inclusion support and guidance<\/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\/attendance-advice-and-guidance-for-parents-and-carers\/\">Attendance advice and guidance<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Attendance advice and guidance for parents and carers.<\/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\/\">Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Helping parents to understand EBSA, and advice on how children can be supported to attend school.<\/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\/send-local-offer\/\">SEND support in Devon<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Find out more about the support in Devon for children and young people who have, or may have, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).<\/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\/school-attendance\/\">Penalty notices and legal proceedings<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Find out more about school absence penalty notices \u2013 as well as the other legal measures that can be taken.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6aa02eb3e5978\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-6aa02eb3e67d7\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">Policies and strategies<\/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\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/inclusion-and-learning-strategy\/\">Inclusion and Learning Strategy<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Devon County Council and its partners are committed to fostering an inclusive education system where every child and young person thrives. <\/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\/working-together-to-improve-school-attendance-policy\/\">Working Together to Improve School Attendance Policy<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>How Devon County Council and its partners work together to promote and secure regular school 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\/permanent-exclusions-policy\/\">Permanent Exclusions Policy<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>How Devon County Council and schools fulfil their responsibilities in relation to permanent exclusion.<\/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\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/attendance-improvement\/section-19-policy\/\">Section 19 Policy<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Devon County Council has a statutory duty to arrange suitable education for children unable to attend school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><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\/send-local-offer\/education-and-learning\/inclusion-in-schools\/aep\/alternative-provision-ap-policy\/\">Alternative Provision (AP) Policy<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Alternative Provision arrangements may be required when children and young people cannot attend school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div 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