Early Intervention: Tackling Scotland's Growing Attendance Crisis
A free webinar exploring how Scottish schools and local authorities can tackle Scotland's growing attendance crisis through earlier intervention, inclusive practice and proven approaches that keep children connected before absence becomes entrenched.
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Early Intervention: Tackling Scotland's Growing Attendance Crisis
A free webinar exploring how Scottish schools and local authorities can tackle Scotland's growing attendance crisis through earlier intervention, inclusive practice and proven approaches that keep children connected before absence becomes entrenched.
Scotland is facing a growing attendance crisis.
Around one in three pupils are now persistently absent, with schools supporting increasing numbers of children experiencing anxiety, EBSA, medical needs and Additional Support Needs.
While Scotland has world-leading frameworks including GIRFEC, The Promise and Included, Engaged and Involved, schools continue to face increasing demand, stretched resources and growing complexity.
The challenge is no longer recognising which children need support. The challenge is intervening early enough to stop temporary absence becoming long-term disengagement. This webinar explores how practical early intervention can help schools maintain children's connection to education, friendships and their wider school community before absence becomes entrenched.
Using Scottish examples alongside proven practice from across the UK and Europe, we'll demonstrate how schools are already improving attendance outcomes through innovative, inclusive interventions.
What this webinar covers
Understanding Scotland's attendance crisis – why early intervention is critical as persistent absence continues to rise.
What is AV1? – discover how AV1 telepresence acts an an early intervention tool, enabling children to remain connected to learning, friendships and classroom life, before absence becomes entrenched, supporting successful reintegration and reducing the need for more intensive interventions.
Supporting Scotland's most vulnerable learners – explore how AV1 supports pupils experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), medical absence, Additional Support Needs (ASN) and other barriers to attendance, and hear about Scottish examples in practice
Supporting better outcomes with existing resources – discover how AV1 helps schools intervene earlier, reducing escalation, supporting successful reintegration and making better use of stretched budgets, staff capacity and local authority resources.
Live Q&A – ask questions about implementation, funding and how AV1 could support your school or local authority.
