Dates, times and venue:
Thursday 24 October 2024, 6pm - 7.30pm,
Lees Suite, Civic Centre, Oldham, OL1 1NL
Aims of the Training Session:
- To have a thorough and robust understanding of school attendance and the role of the governor in ensuring this
- To have an update of the local picture, our challenges and where we are heading
- To build networks of support in order to ensure a cooperative and successful borough
- To recognise and build on good practice in your setting and have the confidence and knowledge to effectively challenge areas for improvement
- To secure knowledge surrounding exclusions and In Year Fair Access
- To explore statutory responsibilities regarding exclusions and In Year Fair Access
- To share good practice
Objectives of the Training Session:
- Explore the legal processes around the exclusion of pupils from schools/academies.
- Review the Governing Board's legal obligations around exclusions, particularly for a child at risk of permanent exclusion.
- Examine and explain the guidance around exclusions from school.
- Explore good practice to highlight the range of interventions and reasonable adjustments that may be used to prevent exclusion.
- Examine and explain the IYFA process including legal responsibilities
- Whole school approach
- Attendance policy
- Home: school liaison
- Displays
- Individualised support
- Rewards and sanctions
Course Tutors:
Sue Jacobs, Senior Attendance Officer, and Jenny Cook, Senior Inclusion Officer