Effective Interventions

Targeting Support Meetings (TSMs) are an opportunity to strategically look at your whole school’s approach to attendance and discuss strategies for persistent and severely absent pupils.

These are recommended by the DfE and will become a mandatory requirement when Working Together to Improve School Attendance becomes statutory. We have been offering TSMs since 2022-23 and would encourage schools to book these with the Attendance Team to ensure we are developing best practice in preparation.

Schools can contact the Attendance Duty Line via phone or email to book their TSMs. It is recommended you have a TSM on a termly basis and this will take place virtually with an AEO.