Working with others, we help organisations to engage more disabled people

We can help you to change attitudes and embed inclusive practice. Our team can help with advice, training and resources.

The 2024 DfE ‘working together to improve school attendance’ statutory guidance specifies that all schools should have a clear attendance policy which all leaders, staff, pupils, and parents understand.
This checklist and guidance will allow school leaders to write and review their school’s attendance policy in line with the statutory guidance.
This guidance document has been developed to support schools in creating their own attendance policy. Further advice can be sought by contacting schoolattendanceservice@leeds.gov.uk

Training and Advice on Exclusions from Leeds Council

A wide range of useful guides, toolkits and case studies to support young people with SEND achieve paid employment, independent living and housing options, good health, friendships, relationships and community inclusion as they move into adulthood.

A technical guide for primary maintained
schools, academies and free schools

It is acknowledged that part-time timetables, when they are used sparingly and to support
educational needs, can play a role in education settings for some children. 

Leeds for Learning Safeguaring advice and training

The guidance includes information about KS4 performance measures for 2023/24 and
the use of 2023/24 KS4 school and college level performance data. It also includes
information about how we will calculate KS4 MAT measures for the academic year
2023/24. 

“‘This project has provided us with a sharp
focus to ask questions about our practice,
trial new ways of working and has
opened up lots of professional discussions
about what we want for our
disadvantaged pupils. We all feel
reinvigorated by it and it has been the
driving force behind both tangible and
intangible shifts in culture and
expectations across school.

Attendance resources in Leeds for Learning

Guidance from the DfE emphasises that all children and young people are entitled to a full-time education. Part time timetables should, therefore, only be considered in very limited and exceptional circumstances.

This document describes best practice for schools and settings to understand their duties and know where to seek advice. It outlines statutory duties and responsibilities of schools in keeping children safe in education, describes when the use of a part time timetable may be appropriate and includes resources to support a child or young person’s reintegration.
Updates to this guidance include:

• Strengthening the voice of the child
• Highlighting the importance of effective partnerships with parents and carers.
• Implementing the graduated approach to ensure that actions respond to individual needs, are coproduced, and evaluated for impact.   

The Leeds Inclusion Service are committed to continuous improvement and welcome any feedback. If you would like to get in touch please contact Jenny Scott. Jennifer.scott@leeds.gov.uk.