{"id":31104,"date":"2025-03-11T11:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T11:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/?page_id=31104"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:46:34","slug":"pupils-missing-a-lot-of-school-or-not-attending","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/ebsa\/pupils-missing-a-lot-of-school-or-not-attending\/","title":{"rendered":"Pupils missing a lot of school, or not attending"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we mean by missing a lot of school or not attending?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The pupil has already received support via an assess, plan do review process. This has been reviewed continuously over a period of time. This support may also have involvement from external professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The pupil may be missing full days, or periods of school at a time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The pupil\u2019s attendance may be at 50-90% or below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding non-attendance and worries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is hoped that through early intervention, ordinarily available inclusive provision and targeted provision, that the attendance of pupils with EBSA will stabilise. However, there can be times when non-attendance becomes entrenched leading to long periods of time away from school due to EBSA, with the pupil struggling to attend over the longer term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The longer a pupil is off school the harder it can feel for them to return. It is important to continue with regular reviews of the pupil\u2019s <strong>stepped support plan<\/strong>. They are likely to require more bespoke and intensive support as part of the plan. It is important this occurs within a flexible approach, with a recognition that there can be many setbacks in a plan to promote a pupil&#8217;s re-engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-67d02814a7629\"><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-67d02814a8a74\" ><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 missing a lot of school, or are not attending<\/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-missing-a-lot-of-school-or-not-attending\/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\/misses-a-lot-of-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 who can support 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 missing a lot of school or not attending? 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