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Attendance Strategy for Islington schools

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Islington Council is focusing on improving school attendance, with a borough-wide summit planned for May 2025.

Islington Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee discussed strategies for improving school attendance, particularly for vulnerable groups, in 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.

A borough-wide Attendance Summit is scheduled to be hosted by Islington at the Emirates Stadium in May 2025. This summit is a key component of the Attendance Strategy for Islington schools, which focuses on boosting attendance across the borough.

Key facts

  1. Islington Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met on 30 December 2025. Source
  2. The Attendance Strategy aims to improve school attendance by 1% by the Summer Term of 2025. Source
  3. Islington will host a borough-wide Attendance Summit in May 2025. Source
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