School Attendance

School Attendance Bethan T James May 2013

All Wales Data- Secondary 92.4 92.2 92.1 92.0 91.8 91.6

91.4

91.4

91.4

91.2 91.1 91.1 91.0

91.0 90.8 90.6 90.4 2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

Carmarthenshire Wales

Regional Comparison- Secondary 94.0 93.7 93.5 93.0 92.5

92.5

92.6 92.1

92.0

Ceredigion

91.5 91.0

91.7

Pembrokeshire 91.4 91.3

91.1 91.1

91.4

91.0

Wales

90.7 90.5 90.0 89.5 89.0 2009/10

2010/11

Carmarthenshire

2011/12

All Wales Data- Primary 94.0

93.8

93.8 93.7

93.6

93.4 93.3 Carmarthenshire

93.2 93.1

Wales

93.1

93.0 92.9 92.8

92.6

92.4 2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

Regional Comparison- Primary 95.5

95.0

94.5

94.9

94.4

94.3

94.0

93.9 93.8 93.7

Pembrokeshire

93.5

93.0

Ceredigion

93.1

Carmarthenshire

93.3 93.2 93.1

Wales

92.9 92.7

92.5

92.0

91.5 2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

Attainment comparison of Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion 600 502.6 470

500

400

300

200

100

69.5 77.6 36.5

54.5

74.3 81.7

68.4 76.7

48.7

52

0 % 5 or more GCSE grades A-C

Average point score % pupils receiving of pupils aged 15 (all Teacher Assessment subjects) in Welsh First Language (Key Stage 3***)

% Key Stage 2** pupils achieving Core* Subject Indicator

% Key Stage 3 pupils achieving Core* Subject Indicator

% Key Stage 4# pupils achieving `Core`* subject indicator

.2

9

15

1

2

E lig ib le fo r F S M

8

N o t e lig ib le fo r F S M

.4

8

.2

10

5

.9

6

7

8

0

3 0

.6

1

.3

.2

3

.7

0

6

5

1

Absence Percentage

FSM Pupils need to attend more regularly

P rim a ry S c h o o ls

Un-authorised Absence

Un-authorised Absence

Authorised Absence

Authorised Absence

Un-authorised Absence

Un-authorised Absence

Authorised Absence

Authorised Absence

0

S e c o n d a ry S c h o o ls

F re e S c h o o l M e a ls a n d A tte n d a n c e 2 0 1 0 /1 1 S o u rc e : P L A S C D a ta 2 0 1 2

FSM pupils attendance and attainment 90 80

E lig ib le N ot

fo r

e lig ib le

FSM fo r

FSM

Attain ment Percentage

70 60 50 40 30 20

F re e

School

S o u rc e :

M e a ls

PLASC

and

D a ta

A v e ra g e

2012

Wale s Age 14-15

Wale s Age 5-6

Carmarthenshire Age 5-6

0

Carmarthenshire Age 14-15

10

A tt a in m e n ts

2 0 1 0 /1 1

% of pupils attending less than 80% of the time (= 1,400 pupils) 12.0

10.0 9.6 8.9

9.3 8.8 8.5

8.6 8.1

8.0

6.8

Secondary Wales Secondary

6.0

Primary Wales Primary 4.0

3.8 3.4

4.2 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.6

2.0

0.0 2009

2010

2011

2012

What can we do? • • • • • •

Have a whole authority approach. Engage with parents when pupils are absent. Whole school approaches are best practice. Monitor data weekly, monthly and termly. Utilise the Pupil Deprivation Grant. Remodel the Education Welfare Service to provide more intensive support for pupils attending less than 80% of the time.

New Education Welfare Service Significant Welfare Concerns

3 x Senior Practitioner: Schools 3

High Welfare Concerns

Non- attendance issues

4 x Social Worker: Schools 2

1

8 x Family Engagement workers