Emotional-Based School Non-Attendance
Islington Council is focusing on improving school attendance, including for emotional-based non-attendance, through a new strategy and summit.
Islington Council is implementing an 'attendance call to arms' to boost school attendance, aiming for a 1% improvement by the summer term of 2025. This initiative, heard by the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee in December 2025, includes developing a system for tracking attendance data to identify trends and assess interventions.
As part of its Attendance Strategy, Islington will host a borough-wide Attendance Summit at the Emirates Stadium in May 2025. The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee discussed strategies for improving school attendance in December 2025, including hearing evidence from mental health service provider Place2Be. No further meetings on this topic are currently scheduled.
Key facts
- Islington Council aims for a 1% improvement in school attendance by the summer term of 2025. Source 1 Source 2
- Islington Council is launching an 'attendance call to arms' initiative. Source
- A borough-wide Attendance Summit is scheduled for May 2025 in Islington. Source
- The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee discussed attendance strategies in December 2025. Source
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