Attendance
An overview of beating truancy can be found athttp://www.teachernet.gov.uk /wholeschool/behaviour/truancy/
Case studies on improving attendance and tackling truancy can be found in the case studies database of TeacherNet, which you can search by theme or browse (see the search buttons on the top right of the screen once you've followed the link).
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /casestudies/
Read how a school in Special Measures improved its attendance levels.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /CaseStudies/casestudy.cfm?&id=135&subcat id=9&catid=4
See some attendance and discipline case studies.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /CaseStudies/CatHome.cfm?id=21
Combining pastoral records with academic ones may help to determine patterns of behaviour and better address them. See the case study of a school that tried this.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /CaseStudies/casestudy.cfm?&id=102&subcat id=33&catid=32
Ensuring Regular School Attendance: Guidance on the Legal Measures Available to Secure Regular School Attendance is available to download from the DfES Online Publications site.
http://publications.teachern et.gov.uk/default.aspx?PageFunction=produ ctdetails&PageMode=publications&ProductId =DfES+0432+2003
