{"id":31103,"date":"2025-03-11T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T11:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/?page_id=31103"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:44:34","slug":"pupils-regularly-missing-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/ebsa\/pupils-regularly-missing-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Pupils regularly missing school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we mean by regularly missing school?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If a pupil is regularly feeling nervous or worried about attending school, it\u2019s important to recognise the signs of regular absence, which can include missing one or two days every fortnight. This might happen because a pupil feels worried or anxious about school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While most pupils can be supported to attend school through collaboration between schools and families, as well as by good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/ordinarily-available-inclusive-provision\/\">Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision<\/a>, some pupils may require additional help. It\u2019s crucial to understand how attendance issues and worries are connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding attendance and worries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Regular absence<\/strong> can cover a range of attendance difficulties, which may include:\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The pupil is less engaged in lessons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The pupil misses certain lessons on a frequent basis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The pupil misses days of school. These may be sporadic or there may be a pattern, for example every Monday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The pupil is regularly late for school, with increasing delays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attendance is below 90% over the course of two terms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-67d0367341f78\"><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 show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-67d0367343f3e\" ><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\">Supporting pupils who are regularly missing school days or lessons<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards custom_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\/ebsa\/pupils-regularly-missing-school\/supporting-pupils\/\">How can schools help?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Strategies and resources for schools and settings.<\/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\/education-and-families\/schools\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/regularly-misses-school\/how-you-can-help-your-child\/\">How can parents help?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Advice for parents on things they can try at home.<\/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\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/ebsa\/support-services\/\">Support services<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Teams and services in Devon that can help schools and families.<\/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><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do we mean by regularly missing school? 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