Attendance Link Governor Support Pack

This adaptable pack is designed to support the effective governance of attendance in schools. It contains the following three comprehensive resources:

1. Attendance Audit Questions for Governors and Trustees - This document is designed to allow collaboration between the attendance governor and the key attendance staff members in school, such as the attendance champion, attendance lead or headteacher. Containing 12 pages of questions, it helps governors and school leaders to evaluate their setting's current position, which allows further opportunities for growth to be identified as well as enabling the attendance link governor or trustee to gain a deeper understanding about the school's current position. The audit could also be used by a school leader and then shared with the attendance link governor afterwards; a helpful section on triangulating evidence is also included to support this approach. Once the audit is complete, an action plan template is provided, allowing you to document your next steps.
2. Attendance Report to Governors - This document is designed to support school leaders and the attendance link governor to report to their full governing board. It contains sections for both attendance data and commentary about the school's current position, giving all school governors insight.
3. Attendance Link Governor Role and Responsibilities - This document outlines the key parts of an attendance governor's role and what areas of school governance they are responsible for. It can be used as-is or amended to reflect what your school needs from its attendance link governor. Either way, it's a helpful document that allows a new attendance governor to understand what they need to do.

The resources in this pack are designed to support long-term strategic collaboration between schools leaders and the attendance link governor, allowing for a full picture to be built and for all parties to support high levels of pupil attendance in their setting.

An attendance link governor - whether new to role or experienced but seeking further support - will find this pack extremely useful.

It will also support headteachers, trust leaders, governance professionals, chairs of governors or anyone else involved in building effective governance in school. School leaders or another governor can use the pack and its templates to provide a new or struggling attendance link governor with the support they need.

This attendance governor resource pack will help schools answer key questions such as:

• What are an attendance governor’s roles and responsibilities?
• How can attendance governors effectively evaluate the school’s attendance procedures and policies?
• What questions should attendance governors ask during audits?
• What data and insights should be included in an attendance report to the full governing board?
• How can governors collaborate with school leaders to identify areas for improvement and ensure high levels of attendance for pupils?

It'll also provide you with the structure and tools that attendance governors need to understand, fulfil and excel in their role.

You may find our governance resources and attendance resources helpful too!