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Enhancing School Attendance for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Pupils: Insights from NATT Conference

The NATT Residential Conference on March 20, 2009, addressed key issues impacting the attendance of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller pupils. Led by Una Simpson, Regional Adviser on Behaviour, Attendance, and SEAL, the conference aimed to provide crucial information on current attendance challenges and foster discussions on solutions. The goal was to improve attendance rates and reduce persistent absence, vital for meeting the Children's Plan targets. Insights on parental responsibilities, legal obligations, and opportunities for local authorities to enhance educational engagement were shared.

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Enhancing School Attendance for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Pupils: Insights from NATT Conference

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  1. School behaviour and attendance Partnerships School Attendance NATT residential conference - 20th March 2009 Una Simpson Regional Adviser – Behaviour, Attendance and SEAL

  2. Aims • Provide information about current issues relating to the attendance of Gypsy Roma, Traveller pupils. • Opportunity to feedback solutions to improve attendance

  3. DCSF priorities for attendance • Improve levels of overall absence -schools still have to set a target on an annual basis • Reduce levels of persistent absence so that by 2011 no local authority will have more than 5% of pupils with persistent absence in secondary schools. - Children’s Plan goal - LA’s annual national indicator

  4. Current attendance data 2007/8 Overall absence fell to a record 6.29% (6.49% in 2006/7 ) Primary – 5.35% (5.18% in 2006/7 ) Secondary 7.36 %- ( 7.87% in 2006/7) Traveller of Irish Heritage - 23.77% (26%in 2006/7) Gypsy/Roma 19.98% (23%in 2006/7 )

  5. Reasons for absence

  6. Improving attendance • Raising awareness of issues relating to disproportionate exclusions for pupils who are Gypsy/ Roma / Travellers • Published advice on attendance for parents/carers/schools/local authorities which covers : Legal rights and responsibilities of parents/carers Advice on good practice

  7. Persistent absence

  8. Issues to consider There is an expectation that Gypsy /Roma Travellers attend as much as possible – the 200 sessions over the 12 months is a minimum expectation. Parental responsibility needs to be promoted when deciding to travel - this includes notification to schools so the pupils absence can be recorded, monitored and an expected date for return.

  9. Improving attendance • Local authorities should be expecting high levels of attendance • LAs need to act if a parent is failing to regularly educate • Attendance practice needs to support pupils who are missing a suitable education( safeguarding issues).

  10. What can you do ? • Discuss with partner -what you could do to promote attendance? • Write down any solutions you think would support attendance of Gypsy / Roma Travellers if undertaken by ; • DCSF • Local Authorities

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