Download our model policy
Our model policy:
- Is in line with the statutory (from 19 August 2024) working together to improve school attendance guidance, as well as relevant requirements and good practice
- Is designed for your school to adapt
- Has been approved by Forbes Solicitors
Make the policy easily accessible and update it when necessary
You should publish the policy on your website, and send it to parents/carers when their child joins the school.
Remind parents/carers about your policy:
- At the beginning of each school year
- Whenever it's updated
Review and update the policy 'as necessary', and seek the views of pupils and parents/carers when you do so.
If your current policy is different from ours, or you're writing your own and don't want to use our model, you will need to make sure it covers some specific points set out in the guidance. Use the checklist below to make