We were delighted to host The Attendance Symposium on Monday 27th March 2023. Please see below for the brochure which detailed our speakers and workshops . Click on the links below the brochure to access the presentations from the day.

Attendance Symposium Brochure

Please click below to access the slides from each of the presentations. 

Key Note Speech- Keynote Attendance Symposium- Markus Klein and Edward Sosu, Strathclyde University

Workshop 1- Developing whole-school well-being to improve attendance – Braes High School, Falkirk 

Workshop 2 Raising Attainment, Attendance and Destinations-Claire Bradley and Clare McLaughlin, Falkirk

Workshop 3 Accessing and analysing attendance data – RIC Data Coaches and Seemis 

Workshop 4  Identifying the causes of school absence with ‘The School Refusal Assessment Scale’ (SRAS-R) – FVWL Educational Psychology Team

Workshop 5 Using data-informed and multi-agency approaches to improve attendance in the Early Years- Cornton Nursery, Stirling

Workshop 6 What is Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA) and how can we support it? – FVWL Educational Psychology Team

Workshop 7 ‘The Family Well-being Partnership’: System level approaches to attendance and well-being – Colin Bruce, Clackmannanshire Council 

Workshop 8 Improving primary attendance through universal interventions and working with parents – Karlie Gray, West Lothian Equity Team 

Closing Speech-Danny Gemmell -Be-Inn Unity- Presentation Slides

Danny Gemmell- Student Tango

Be-Inn Unity – Flyer

FVWL RIC- The Attendance Symposium Report