Attendance Summit
Islington Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee discussed school attendance strategies in December 2025, following the Attendance Summit in May 2025.
Islington Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee discussed strategies for improving school attendance, particularly for vulnerable groups, on 30 December 2025. The committee received updates on the Attendance Strategy for Islington schools, which aims to improve school attendance by 1% by the Summer Term of 2025, and heard evidence from the charity Place2Be.
The discussion followed the borough-wide Attendance Summit, an event focused on improving school attendance, which Islington was scheduled to host at the Emirates Stadium in May 2025. The summit is a key component of the Attendance Strategy for Islington schools, part of ongoing efforts to improve school attendance across the borough.
Key facts
- Islington Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee discussed school attendance strategies on 30 December 2025. Source
- The Attendance Summit was scheduled to be held at the Emirates Stadium in May 2025. Source
- The Attendance Strategy for Islington schools aims to improve school attendance by 1% by the Summer Term of 2025. Source
- The committee heard evidence from the charity Place2Be. Source
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