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View article Council launches ‘Tea and Chat’ to support school attendance

Council launches ‘Tea and Chat’ to support school attendance

Hull City Council, in collaboration NHS partners, is rolling out a series of ‘Tea and Chat’ events aimed at supporting families facing challenges with school attendance. These informal sessions offer a welcoming space for parents, carers and children to access free advice and support around issues such as anxiety, mental health and general wellbeing. With […]

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View article Council launches new support to help improve school attendance

Council launches new support to help improve school attendance

Over 100 representatives from education providers across the city came together for the launch of the ATTEND Framework. The ATTEND Framework is an early intervention tool that offers a way of identifying the underlying reasons for pupil absence. It’s for pupils aged between five and 16 years old when attendance falls below 90%. The framework […]

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View article Rufus Robin and Airlie Bird swoop into Hull schools in new drive to tackle school attendance issues

Rufus Robin and Airlie Bird swoop into Hull schools in new drive to tackle school attendance issues

Primary school pupils across Hull will be visited by the familiar mascots of Hull FC and Hull KR, as Hull City Council and its partners strive to shine a light on the issue of school attendance. In the year to date, around 22% of children in England were persistently absent – that is children missing […]

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View article Why pupils should aim to attend school every day

Why pupils should aim to attend school every day

A campaign to encourage pupils to aim for 100 per cent school attendance has been launched in Hull. Headteachers from the city’s primary and secondary schools have launched the Every Day Counts campaign alongside Hull City Council to raise awareness of the benefits of attending school every day. Full-time primary and secondary school pupils who […]

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