Setting Schools Up for Success: Strengthening Attendance & Safeguarding
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Setting Schools Up for Success: Strengthening Attendance & Safeguarding
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In this episode of Safeguarding in Focus, a podcast presented by CPOMS, Melissa Warwick, Operations Manager at A Star Attendance, joins host Sam Eustace to explore the close connection between attendance and safeguarding as schools begin a new academic year. Their conversation looks at why schools need to move beyond attendance percentages and instead pay attention to changes in individual patterns, family circumstances, and other signs that may indicate a pupil needs additional support. Together, they emphasise that strong systems, early intervention, professional curiosity and effective information sharing can help schools identify concerns sooner while giving staff more time to focus on relationships with pupils and families.
KEY POINTS:
1. Changes in attendance can be an early safeguarding signal and should prompt further curiosity about what may be happening in a pupil’s life.
2. Schools should look beyond percentage thresholds and pay attention to individual patterns, sudden declines and changes from a pupil’s normal attendance.
3. Effective safeguarding technology can help surface concerns earlier, improve information sharing and give staff more time to support pupils and families.
