National School Attendance Campaign
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ANSEO
As schools continue to tackle school attendance problems TESS and the Department of Education and Youth (DEY) are committed to supporting schools in their work to improve student attendance. Following a successful trial of the Anseo model in four schools during 2023-2024, TESS and the DEY are now implementing a phased national roll out of Anseo with the support of an Implementation team. Sixty schools will participate in this phase.
Anseo, an actionable attendance too for schools, is an evidence-based approach to improving school attendance. Using a three-tiered model schools can identify patterns of absenteeism at the student, class and whole school level to develop nuanced and timely responses to drivers of school absenteeism within each tier. Using the model will enable school leadership to use their school level attendance data to understand the shape of their attendance patterns and to plan appropriate interventions for all students.
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Webinar 1: Launch of Attendance Campaign
Overview from DE & TESS
Input from Dr. Graczyk to include:
- Introduction to the three-tier model
- How data can support schools to identify trends and patterns of attendance/non- attendance in schools
- How to interpret your school’s data
Webinar 2 - Evidence based strategies for promoting attendance
- Interpreting my data and linking it to three tier model
- Highlighting strategies for each level of the tiered model
- Keys messages for schools to share with parents to promote/support attendance (possibly to include supporting an anxious child/YP to attend)
Webinar 3 - Statement of Strategy of School Attendance
- Reviewing your current statement
- Using the data from Aladdin/VS Ware to influence the responses at each of the three tiers.
- Building in evidence-based strategies.
- Exemplars of statements
Webinar 4 - Creating a Culture of School Attendance
- Creating a culture which promotes school attendance
- Building a connection and a sense of belonging with students and families.
- Inclusive strategies to promote attendance and recognise improvement.
Webinar 5: A Collaborative Approach to Working with Parents
- Promoting the importance of school to three key groups:
- Incoming Junior Infants
- 6th Class parents
- Junior Cycle to Senior cycle
- School as a place to:
- Build friendships.
- Personal development opportunities
- Learning and progression
- Long terms outcomes of attendance
- Sharing of resources
Webinar 6: Achieving Regular Attendance in Partnership with Parents
- Schools as “Welcoming Places
- Identifying key school personnel
- How to connect in with my child’s school? (Communication with teacher, year head etc., Use of technology- Aladdin, VS Ware etc.)
- Getting off to a good start
- Explanation of supports available.
Webinar 7: Implementing Anseo-an actionable attendance tool for schools to address School Attendance Issues
- Recap of the three-tier model
- A primary school experience of tackling school absenteeism using the model
- A post primary school experience of tackling school absenteeism using the model
- Discussion panel highlighting the strengths and challenges of implementing the model
