School Consultation on the School Attendance Service Policy and Practice for the Delivery of Traded and Statutory response to Pupil Absence; and Proposed Amendment to the Code of Conduct for Issuing Penalty Notices

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Consultation has concluded

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is seeking the views of schools by consulting with Head Teachers on their experiences with reducing pupil absence. We are seeking your views to find out what is working well, areas that could be improved, and how we can work with schools and families differently to remove barriers to attending school and reduce persistent absence.

The consultation is not public and only open to schools, namely the Headteacher. In addition, as required by law, the consultation on the code of conduct will also extend to school Governing Bodies and the Chief Officer of Police in Southend. These bodies will be contacted separately and have access to the consultation questions relating only to the code of conduct.

You can find details of the consultation and proposed arrangements in the consultation information below.

The consultation includes:

We invite comments by Headteachers completing the survey on the sections below by 5pm on Friday 28 May 2021.

Once we have the views of schools and their experiences we aim to provide a summary of the initial feedback in our ‘consultation summary’ which will be posted on this page after the consultation closes. This will inform the future service redesign, policy and practice for both our statutory and traded service response to reducing pupil absence in Southend schools and settings. To read the current published code of conduct please visit the Council Website.

Your linked Attendance Officer for your school remains the first point of contact for any general questions you may have. If you have a specific question about this consultation, or would like support to contribute or to feedback in another way you can contact Jacqui Lipyeat School Attendance Team Leader by emailing jacquilipyeat@southend.gov.uk or Cathy Braun Head of Access and Inclusion 01702 215066 cathybraun@southend.gov.uk to discuss any areas in more detail.

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The consultation closing date for submissions is 28 May 2021.

To read about how the Council handles your data please visit our Privacy notice: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Privacy Notice(External link)(External link).


Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is seeking the views of schools by consulting with Head Teachers on their experiences with reducing pupil absence. We are seeking your views to find out what is working well, areas that could be improved, and how we can work with schools and families differently to remove barriers to attending school and reduce persistent absence.

The consultation is not public and only open to schools, namely the Headteacher. In addition, as required by law, the consultation on the code of conduct will also extend to school Governing Bodies and the Chief Officer of Police in Southend. These bodies will be contacted separately and have access to the consultation questions relating only to the code of conduct.

You can find details of the consultation and proposed arrangements in the consultation information below.

The consultation includes:

We invite comments by Headteachers completing the survey on the sections below by 5pm on Friday 28 May 2021.

Once we have the views of schools and their experiences we aim to provide a summary of the initial feedback in our ‘consultation summary’ which will be posted on this page after the consultation closes. This will inform the future service redesign, policy and practice for both our statutory and traded service response to reducing pupil absence in Southend schools and settings. To read the current published code of conduct please visit the Council Website.

Your linked Attendance Officer for your school remains the first point of contact for any general questions you may have. If you have a specific question about this consultation, or would like support to contribute or to feedback in another way you can contact Jacqui Lipyeat School Attendance Team Leader by emailing jacquilipyeat@southend.gov.uk or Cathy Braun Head of Access and Inclusion 01702 215066 cathybraun@southend.gov.uk to discuss any areas in more detail.

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The consultation closing date for submissions is 28 May 2021.

To read about how the Council handles your data please visit our Privacy notice: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Privacy Notice(External link)(External link).


  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    School Consultation on the School Attendance Service Policy and Practice for the Delivery of Traded and Statutory response to Pupil Absence; and Proposed Amendment to the Code of Conduct for Issuing Penalty Notices form

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