Updated with link to the revised DfE travel to school guidance.
Origin of Change
Updated DfE guidance
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3
Date
Jun 2024
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Throughout document
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Updated references to attendance legislation and DfE attendance guidance.
Origin of Change
Updated legislation and DfE guidance
Version
3
Date
Jun 2024
Page
Throughout document
Change
Minor changes to wording due to regs and guidance changes
Origin of Change
Updated legislation and DfE guidance
Version
3
Date
Jun 2024
Page
Throughout document
Change
Minor changes to wording due to regs and guidance changes
Origin of Change
Increased clarity
Version
3
Date
Jun 2024
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Section 10
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Section added ‘Using data to support improvements in attendance’
Origin of Change
Expectation in updated DfE guidance
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3
Date
Jun 2024
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Section 12
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Maximum length of registration time in template policy changed from 60 mins to 30 mins for secondary, alternative provision and special schools (primary was already 30 mins).
Origin of Change
Updated DfE attendance guidance (which is now statutory) states registers should be kept open for no longer than 30mins
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3
Date
Jun 2024
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Section 19
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Penalty notices, prosecutions and education supervision orders section updated.
Origin of Change
Introduction of a national framework for penalty notices: A ‘Notice to Improve’, and a 3-year rolling period with a change in penalty notice charge, two PN limit, and escalation for repeat offences.
