Summary
The Department of Education is consulting on a new Pupil Attendance Strategy and is keen to get as widespread a response as possible.
Documents
- Attendance Matters - Consultation Document
- DPIA Screening exercise - Attendance Matters Consultation
- Privacy Notice – Consultation on the draft Pupil Attendance Strategy
- Draft Attendance Matters Strategy - EQIA Screening
Consultation description
This consultation relates to DE's new “Attendance Matters” strategy and issues associated with ensuring that children and young people attend school every day
Although the majority of pupils attend school regularly, there are some who struggle with attendance and the factors behind poor school attendance are complex. Children spend only 13% of their time in school and yet many find it challenging to attend school regularly and this has been the case since the pandemic.
The pandemic together with the financial crisis has resulted in different routines for families and at times, a different way of learning which means regular attendance at school has been adversely affected.