Attendance forms and templates
The following forms and templates are designed to help you with your attendance functions:
Policy
Legal Intervention
- NCC Code of Conduct for issuing Fixed Penalties regarding School Attendance Aug 2024 (Word doc, 146 KB)
- NCC Penalty Notices regarding school absence - Guidance for parents 2024-25 (previously known as the Warning Letter) (Word doc, 49 KB)
- Leave of absence request 2024-25 (Word doc, 51 KB)
- Leave of Absence Request Response 2024-25 (Word doc, 20 KB)
- Notice to Improve - Norfolk Schools (Word doc, 34 KB)
- Guide Witness Statement (Word doc, 52 KB)
- Witness statement labels template (Word doc, 12 KB)
- S566 Certificate of Attendance (Word doc, 47 KB)
Part-time timetables
- Part-time timetable guidance (PDF, 227 KB)
- Part-time timetables plan (Word doc, 79 KB)
- Part-time timetable extension form (Word doc, 68 KB)
Resources
Download zipped files of resources:
- A4 Poster and Newsletter
- Campaign Assets October release
- Campaign Assets September release
- X (Formerly Twitter)
- FGC Leaflet for Families 2024 (PDF, 213 KB)
- Attendance Codes Summary table (Word doc, 928 KB)
Support First Approach
- Support First - Absence call back prompt sheet (Word doc, 46 KB)
- Support First - Pupil Return to school check in (Word doc, 47 KB)
- Support First - Initial attendance support communication (Word doc, 44 KB)
- Support First - Letter inviting parents in to discuss absence (Word doc, 44 KB)
- Support First - Letter following no response and further absence (Word doc, 36 KB)
- Support First - Letter following no response but no further absence (Word doc, 35 KB)
- Support First - planning record (Word doc, 71 KB)
- Support First - Cover letter to use when posting or emailing minutes (Word doc, 35 KB)
- Support First - Letter inviting parents in for further meeting (Word doc, 45 KB)
- Attendance contract (Word doc, 62 KB)
Whole School Training Package
- Attendance is Everyone's Business Whole School - Trainer Guidance Revised June 2024 (Word doc, 159 KB)
- Attendance is Everyone's Business Whole School Training - Revised June 2024 (Powerpoint, 32 MB)
- Attendance is Everyone's Business Whole School Training - Evaluation Form (Word doc, 32 KB)
Monitoring and evaluation
- Attendance Practice Checklist 2024-25 (Word doc, 56 KB)
- Attendance Self-Assessment Tool Revised September 2024 (Word doc, 99 KB)
Targeting Support Meetings
Supporting Guidance
- A Staged Intervention Pathway for Promoting Good School Attendance (PDF, 523 KB)
- Advice note for schools - Flexi-Schooling October 2024 (PDF, 145 KB)
- FAQ admission and attendance registers October 2024 (PDF, 124 KB)