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A new post, “Connections count: Building trust with families to improve attendance” has just been published on the Teaching blog.
Jayne Lowe talks about how strong attendance starts with schools building trust and positive relationships with families from the very beginning. When schools and parents work together around the shared goal of helping children feel happy, included and able to do well, attendance is more likely to improve.
Read the new post: https://teaching.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/24/connections-count-building-trust-with-families-to-improve-attendance/