1. School Attendance Bethan T James May 2013

2. All Wales Data- Secondary

3. Regional Comparison- Secondary

4. All Wales Data- Primary

5. Regional Comparison- Primary

6. Attainment comparison of Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion

7. FSM Pupils need to attend more regularly

8. FSM pupils attendance and attainment

9. % of pupils attending less than 80% of the time (= 1,400 pupils)

10. What can we do? Have a whole authority approach. Engage with parents when pupils are absent. Whole school approaches are best practice. Monitor data weekly, monthly and termly. Utilise the Pupil Deprivation Grant. Remodel the Education Welfare Service to provide more intensive support for pupils attending less than 80% of the time.

11. New Education Welfare Service 321321 3 x Senior Practitioner: Schools 4 x Social Worker: Schools 8 x Family Engagement workers Significant Welfare Concerns High Welfare Concerns Non- attendance issues