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Improving the attendance of pupils eligible for pupil premium funding
How can we raise attendance of pupils eligible for the pupil premium? We cite two case studies from schools that have raised attendance for pupils eligible for pupil premium funding. You will also find suggestions from one of our associate experts.
Case study: primary school
Northamptonshire County Council has produced a report on innovative practice in using pupil premium funding. On pages 42-44, it sets out a case study on how Thorplands Academy, a primary school, used the funding to improve attendance of pupils eligible for pupil premium funding. The school's eligible proportion of pupils is 54.9%.
The link to the report is on the Wiltshire Learning Trust website.
Northamptonshire pupil premium innovative practice report, Wiltshire Learning Trust (Adobe pdf file)
What was the problem?
The case study says that the school identified poor attendance as a barrier to learning among these pupils. It says:
The key issue was around the lack of value parents were placing on education and about their understanding of the impact of the links between success at primary level and eventual life chances.
How has the school tackled the problem?
The school employed an outside agency
- Flexi-schooling: guidance
- Improving attendance: audit and tracking sheets
- Improving attendance: strategies and factsheet (secondary)
- Parenting contracts for poor attendance
- Reduced timetables for pupils
- Research into how attendance can impact attainment
- Strategies to improve attendance in primary schools
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