Prevention & Early Intervention
Early intervention is key to improving attendance and preventing escalation.
• Register checks and attendance reviews
• Identifying concerns and agreeing next steps
• Home visits
• Telephone calls and school letters
• Parent meetings
• Issuing Penalty Notice Warning Letters
• Preparing documentation for Local Authority Penalty Notices
• Attendance at parents’ evenings and coffee mornings
• Support with unauthorised leave of absence
• Persistent and Severe Absence tracking and targeted support
• Attendance incentives
• Liaising with parents and medical professionals regarding evidence
• Practical welfare support (working with local charities)
• Late Gates
• Leading and coordinating multi-agency meetings
Strategic Casework Support
Where early intervention has not secured improvement, schools must now complete full casework before referring to the Local Authority for prosecution. My expert support ensures that statutory requirements are met with precision and empathy.
- Home and school meetings with families
- Identifying and addressing barriers to attendance
- Arranging, leading and reviewing regular attendance meetings
- Referrals to external agencies
- Attendance action plans and reasonable adjustments
- Parenting contracts and prosecution paperwork
- Evidence gathering and submission to the Local Authority
Child Missing Education (CME)
As Local Authorities no longer investigate CME through Education Welfare Officers, Attend & Thrive provides schools with the essential investigations and support needed to track relocated pupils and fulfill statutory duties.
Tracking & Investigation
Referrals & Direct Support
We conduct thorough cross-authority investigations to track relocated pupils and manage phase transfer and September tracking, ensuring every child is accounted for during critical transitions.
Our support includes completing CME referrals to Luton and other Local Authorities, supplemented by phone calls and home visits to emergency contacts to secure consistent communication with families.
Training & Strategic Support
Empowering schools through specialized knowledge and compliance. We provide the tools for long-term improvement through comprehensive training, precise data analysis, and whole-school strategy development.