Guidance

Attendance hubs

Join an attendance hub to get support and resources to improve your approach to managing attendance and significantly reduce absence in your school.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 4 December 2023
• Last updated: 17 October 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Attendance hubs are led by senior leaders in schools with effective attendance practice. Through their hubs, lead schools share their strategies and resources for improving attendance.

Eligibility

Support is available for senior leaders in all mainstream maintained schools and academies. You should:

• have oversight of attendance in your school
• be able to join virtual hub meetings each term
• be committed to applying insights and changing practices to increase attendance

What’s involved

You can usually access support by expressing an interest in being part of an attendance hub and submitting a short form. The application window to join an attendance hub is currently closed.

In future rounds, if you are successfully matched to a hub, the lead school will invite you to virtual hub meetings. These virtual hub meetings are an opportunity to:

• refine your approach to managing attendance in school
• share good practice for managing attendance with others
• discuss any common challenges you’re facing

You should use what you learn during the meetings to make changes to your school’s existing processes for managing attendance.

You are also expected to play an active role in hub discussions.

Read more about our expectations for schools joining attendance hubs (PDF, 108 KB, 3 pages).

Published 4 December 2023
Last updated 17 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 17 October 2024

   Removed the 'Register your interest in joining an attendance hub' section.

2. 4 December 2023

   First published.