{"id":14,"date":"2025-03-06T16:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:21:07","slug":"non-attendance-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/non-attendance-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting attendance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At times, a child or young person may be struggling to attend school due to anxiety or other negative emotions. This can manifest itself in various ways including difficulties attending, physical and emotional distress, and even periods of non-attendance.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a id=\"OWA44f114a8-3ca9-6d65-03f2-91f076d197cf\" style=\"color: #ff6600\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/fifecloud.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/sites\/SchoolsEd\/SitePages\/Educational-Psychology-Service--resources-to-support.aspx?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=PGvPbB. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/fifecloud.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/sites\/SchoolsEd\/SitePages\/Educational-Psychology-Service--resources-to-support.aspx?d=wf3c30734d8e6411f9d13700ebf1fe889&amp;csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=tRJDqf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Educational Psychology Service &#8211; resources to support<\/a> &#8211; <\/span>whole school resources to support learning and teaching, emotional wellbeing and mental health needs along with autism<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/fifecloud.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/r\/sites\/SchoolsEd\/_layouts\/15\/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B2A473FB4-CC16-4E8F-AD12-87EB6BE662F7%7D&amp;file=Effective%20Intervention%20for%20Autism%20July%2026.docx&amp;action=default&amp;mobileredirect=true\">Effective Intervention for Autism July 26.docx &#8211;<\/a><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">Effective<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\"> Intervention for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">Autistic Learners <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">and those with Social Communication Needs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\"> and associated A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">dditional <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">upport <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">N<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8657359 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">eeds<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2026\/08\/19131541\/DRAFT-Updated-FCEPS-Attendance-2026.pdf\">FCEPS Supporting Attendance: An assessment and intervention toolkit <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0<\/span>This toolkit aims to support practitioners working with children and young people who are presenting with emotion-based school non-attendance and provides a framework to support<br \/>\nassessment and intervention. Click on this link for a <strong>How To Guide<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2026\/08\/19131545\/Understanding-Attendance-Assessment-tool-with-guidance.pdf\">Understanding Attendance Assessment tool <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/autisticgirls\/uploads\/sites\/14731\/2025\/07\/23113741\/NAIT-Anxiety-Related-Absence-Guidance-2020.pdf\">NAIT-Anxiety-Related-Absence-Guidance-2020\u00a0 <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0<\/span>This guide is intended for practitioners supporting autistic children and young people who are anxious about attending school, and their families.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/non-attendance-resources\/gathering-their-views\/\">Gathering their Views\u00a0<\/a> &#8211; <\/span>When supporting an autistic pupil who is finding school challenging, person centred approaches are a useful way to elicit what is really important to them. Here are a list of resources that can help capture their views.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/non-attendance-resources\/top-tips-for-non-attendance\/\">Top Tips for non-attendance <\/a>&#8211; <\/span>Some tips on how you can support your young person experiencing anxiety based absence.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/non-attendance-resources\/early-intervention\/\">Early Intervention\u00a0 <\/a>&#8211; <\/span>a link to information to help you recognise the warning signs and how to support your young person at the early stages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At times, a child or young person may be struggling to attend school due to anxiety or other negative emotions. This can manifest itself in various ways including difficulties attending, physical and emotional distress, and even periods of non-attendance. 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