COMPASSIONATE ATTENDANCE SUPPORT

The website of 'Attendance Plus' offers principles for compassionate attendance support. 

WEBSITE

SPECIAL EDUCATION NEED & ABSENCE

A study of over 400,000 adolescents: higher absence among those with special education needs (highest for physical disability, then behavioural, emotional & social difficulties). 

STUDY

School Climate & Truancy

Tuomo Virtanen and colleagues studied links over time between school climate and truancy. Results point to school climate as an important target for tackling truancy. 

ARTICLE

Autism & Absenteeism

Johanna Melin and colleagues interviewed practitioners about treatment for autistic youths with attendance problems. Read about factors for positive outcome. 

ARTICLE

SHARE YOUR WORK

Contribute to INSA’s 2022 Conference. Share via a presentation, symposium, roundtable discussion, workshop, or the marketplace for practice & research.

MORE INFO

Attendance Interventions

See the March 2022 report by the Education Endowment Foundation, a rapid evidence assessment of interventions. 

REPORT

Keynote Speaker

Professor Anne Marie Albano, wave-maker in helping parents support an anxious child. Hear Anne Marie at INSA's 2022 Conference, October 5-7 in the Netherlands.

MEET ANNE MARIE

Mental Health Days

In The 74 Newsletter, INSA colleagues Michael Gottfried & Hedy Chang share thoughts on the trend for schools to grant students mental health days.

READ THE NEWSLETTER

INSA's 2022 CONFERENCE

October 5-7, a wave-making event in the Netherlands. Engage with others from around the world as we work on policy, practice, education, research, tools, & networking.

LEARN MORE

New Book

'Mental health and attendance at school', by Katie Finning, Tamsin Ford, Darren Moore. A comprehensive, practical guide on links between mental health and attendance. 

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