Providing support to both schools and parents
To ensure regular school attendance, alongside statutory duties to issue Penalty Notices and Prosecutions under Section 444 of the Education Act 1996 and the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 amendment. Working closely with partner agencies to ensure appropriate actions are delivered as early intervention and prevention measures.
The team can be contacted on 01865 323513 or via email attendance@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Useful documents
- Flexi-schooling - Guidance for schools (pdf format, 134Kb)
- Frequently asked questions (pdf format, 60Kb)
- School attendance audit Jan19 (doc format, 112Kb)
- Attendance Flowchart (docx format, 105Kb)
- Model Attendance Policy (pdf format, 109Kb)
- Non Attendance referral (docx format, 107Kb)
- Penalty Notice referral (docx format, 50Kb)
- GP letter template (docx format, 130Kb)
- GP letter template to parents (docx format, 131Kb)
- Parenting contract (docx format, 50Kb)
- Parenting contract - Training notes (pdf format, 141Kb)
- Guidance on the education of children and young people who are unable to attend school due to medical needs (Revised January 2020 (pdf format, 257Kb)
- Blanket holiday warning letter (docx format, 20Kb)