This section contains information about:
- school attendance
- school day and year
- parental responsibility measures (parenting contracts, parenting orders and penalty notices)
School attendance
Advice on school attendance
Contains advice on: pupil registers and attendance codes; school day and year; and statutory guidance on education-related parenting contracts, parenting orders and penalty notices.
Departmental advice 04 June 2013
School attendance regulations amendments
Amendments coming into force on 1 September 2013 for term-time holiday, pupil registration, and penalty notices.
General article 15 April 2013
Clarification on flexi-schooling
Information on the Government's advice about attendance and flexi-schooling .
General article 22 March 2013
Parental responsibility data
Access to downloads of data on penalty notices, fast track to attendance, parenting contracts and parenting orders from 2004 to 2011.
General article 19 March 2013
School day and school year
Information about the length of the school day, year, term dates and holidays.
General article 22 February 2013
School attendance
Contains information on: pupil registers and attendance codes; school day and year; education-related parenting contracts, parenting orders and penalty notices.
General article 22 February 2013
Revised regulations on education penalty notices
The Government announces revised charges for education-related penalty notices which will come into force on 1 September 2012.
General article 31 October 2012
Persistent absence (PA) threshold reduction FAQs
Frequently asked questions on reducing the persistent absence (PA) threshold.
FAQ 26 March 2012
