COMPASSIONATE ATTENDANCE SUPPORT
The website of 'Attendance Plus' offers principles for compassionate attendance support.
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).
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.
Autism & Absenteeism
Johanna Melin and colleagues interviewed practitioners about treatment for autistic youths with attendance problems. Read about factors for positive outcome.
SHARE YOUR WORK
Contribute to INSA’s 2022 Conference. Share via a presentation, symposium, roundtable discussion, workshop, or the marketplace for practice & research.
Attendance Interventions
See the March 2022 report by the Education Endowment Foundation, a rapid evidence assessment of interventions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
