PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL HUB

Your practical home for attendance improvement.

Ready-to-use tools, templates, training, official guidance and strategic resources for busy school staff. From tutors and attendance teams to senior leaders and governors, use the hub to save time, strengthen practice and turn attendance insight into action.

Go straight to what you need
01 · POPULAR SCHOOL RESOURCES

Start with the things schools ask for most.

The original School Hub includes practical templates and reports for attendance champions, Heads of Year, attendance officers, governors and family casework. The strongest live versions are surfaced here first.

02 · LIVE INTERACTIVE TOOLKIT

18 tools. Search by the problem you are trying to solve.

Every card below points directly to the live resource currently published from the School Hub. Use the search box or filters to move quickly between casework, leadership, prevention, family partnership and operational tools.

Casework

Attendance Case Conference Generator

Run a structured case review covering chronology, pupil and family voice, needs, interventions, agencies, actions and escalation.

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Inspection

Ofsted 2026/27 Attendance & Inclusion Readiness Report

Build an evidence-led readiness report for leadership, governance, inclusion and attendance ahead of the 2026/27 framework.

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Families

Challenging Attendance Conversation Coach

Prepare for difficult attendance conversations while protecting relationships, listening well and agreeing a meaningful next step.

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Middle leaders

Head of Year Attendance Impact Report

Turn weekly Head of Year activity into a clear record of attendance priorities, actions, challenge and impact.

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Communication

Attendance Letter Quality Checker

Review attendance letters for clarity, tone, purpose and whether they are likely to support constructive family engagement.

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Casework

Attendance Case Drift Checker

Spot cases where reviews, ownership, pupil voice, evidence or measurable impact may be drifting.

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Operations

Attendance Officer Weekly Impact Report

Capture the weekly contribution of attendance officers and administrators in a concise professional impact report.

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Early help

Attendance Barrier Identifier

Use structured prompts to move beyond the absence code and identify the barriers that may be driving non-attendance.

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Immediate action

Tomorrow Morning Plan

Create a focused next-morning plan when attendance is fragile and a small practical intervention could make the difference.

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EBSA

EBSA Action Plan

Build a practical school action plan around emotionally based school avoidance, confidence, adjustments and phased support.

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Reintegration

Student Comeback Plan

Support a pupil returning after absence with a manageable reintegration and catch-up plan.

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Prevention

PA Prevention Pipeline

Identify pupils at risk of persistent absence early enough to intervene before patterns become entrenched.

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Leadership

Attendance Champion Impact Report

Create a cumulative professional report for SLT or CEO-level assurance on attendance leadership, implementation and impact.

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Vulnerability

Vulnerable Pupil Attendance Checker

Check whether vulnerable pupils and groups are receiving sufficiently timely, coordinated and inclusive attendance support.

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Belonging

School Day Friction Mapper

Identify where routines, transitions, spaces or expectations may be creating avoidable friction across the school day.

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Governance

Governor Attendance Assurance Report

Give governors a structured way to test strategy, challenge impact and record attendance assurance.

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Support plan

Attendance Support Plan – 6 Week Review

Create and review a focused six-week attendance support plan with actions, ownership, measures and next steps.

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Impact

Attendance Intervention Impact Engine

Separate activity from impact by testing what changed, for whom, whether it lasted and what should happen next.

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03 · OFFICIAL ATTENDANCE GUIDANCE

National guidance in one place.

The School Hub is UK-wide and internationally connected. These links go directly to official government or national education sources rather than secondary summaries.

04 · PRACTICE, POLICY & INSIGHT

Keep practice connected to evidence and current expectations.

The original hub brings together Ofsted material, DfE attendance data, model resources, job-role content, media coverage, case studies and Attendance TV. This section keeps those strands visible without creating dead links.

England · inspection

Ofsted school inspection toolkit

Current official school inspection toolkit, operating guides and supporting information.

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England · data

Latest DfE attendance updates

Current published attendance statistics and national benchmarking information.

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Media & sector intelligence

Attendance in the UK Media

Follow current attendance stories and the wider public conversation around absence, belonging and education.

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School library

Model Policies & Procedures

Access the School Hub's model attendance policies and procedures resource area.

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Workforce

Job descriptions & person specifications

Role clarity matters: attendance leadership, administration and pastoral responsibilities need to be explicit.

Listed on the current School Hub without a separate public destination
Practice sharing

Best Practice Case Studies & Attendance TV

Retain the original hub's case-study and video strands as places to share effective practice and professional learning.

Featured on the current School Hub without a separate public destination
CPD
05 · PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Build attendance expertise across the whole staff team.

The original School Hub signposts CPD packages. Keep that route prominent for leaders, tutors, teachers, SEND/EBSA colleagues, early career teachers and attendance teams.

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06 · INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE

Look outward. Compare systems. Bring back useful ideas.

The original hub invites schools to compare attendance policy and practice internationally. The official guidance cards above provide a direct starting point, while membership extends this into a growing country-profile library spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

United Kingdom

Best Practice in Attendance Case Studies

Keep UK examples visible so policy, systems and intervention can be connected to real school practice.

Featured on the current School Hub without a separate public destination
Video

Attendance TV

A space for practical discussion, interviews, briefings and attendance insight in a more accessible format.

Featured on the current School Hub without a separate public destination
International

Country profiles

Membership unlocks deeper profiles comparing what different education systems do well and which ideas may transfer into school practice.

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07 · MEMBERSHIP

Go deeper when your school needs more.

Membership adds a growing library of professionally designed tools, editable templates, strategic reports and specialist guidance. Bespoke interactive reports and planning tools can also be developed around a school's or trust's priorities.

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP ↗ PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ↗
Free core resources remain available; membership provides enhanced depth, time-saving tools and strategic support.
Attendance Champion Impact ReportAttendance Early-Warning PredictorAttendance Equity AuditIntervention Impact LedgerFamily Attendance Partnership PlanInclusive Attendance Adjustments RegisterFirst 30 Days Transition TrackerAttendance Communication Quality AuditMonday–Friday Pattern ExplorerAttendance Capacity and Workload ReportAttendance Strategy Impact Report

Use the resources. Share the ideas. Challenge the thinking.

Together, schools and partners can build a more informed, connected and compassionate approach to attendance — one that combines high expectations with earlier identification, better support and stronger belonging.

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