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Managing School Attendance: Successful intervention strategies for reducing truancy
Managing School Attendance Successful intervention strategies for reducing truancy Author:Ken Reid With approximately ten per cent of pupils missing school on a daily basis, this highly practical new text from Professor Ken Reid provides teachers and schools as well as officers for education, welfare and attendance, with the knowledge and skills necessary to dramatically improve their rates of school attendance. In this engaging book, Profes... more »sor Reid focuses on the needs of school professionals and leaders, providing them with workable, achievable solutions to radically reducing their truancy rates. As well as discussing the importance of regular attendance and the importance of sound leadership, this fascinating book provides: a highly effective whole-school strategy for use in both primary and secondary schools checklists on good practice early intervention strategies advice on using attendance panels guidance on effective monitoring schemes. Supported throughout with case studies, sample letters, reports, attendance calendars and action plans, this book will be an essential resource for any educational professional eager to raise standards for all.« less