Attendance, suspensions and permanent exclusions

School attendance

Support for parents and families

• Parents guide to school anxiety and refusal (external link)

• Support for children experiencing school attendance problem (external link)

Statutory guidance

• The law on school attendance and the powers of the local authority in enforcing school attendance (external link)

• How schools and local authorities work together to improve school attendance (external link)

• Statutory guidance on supporting pupils with medical conditions at school (external link)

School suspensions and permanent exclusions

Guidance on the suspension and permanent exclusion of pupils from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units.

• Independent advice on school exclusions (external link)

• School suspensions and permanent exclusions (external link)

• School exclusions - Guide for parents (external link)