Attendance Action Alliance
The alliance brings together education, children鈥檚, social and health services to raise school attendance.
Role of group
The Attendance Action Alliance was formed with the single aim of raising attendance and a single belief that, ultimately, children are better off in education and all barriers to this should be removed.
Alliance members, as far as is compatible with their professional responsibilities and organisational remit, will use their roles as national leaders to undertake activities that raise school attendance.
Membership
Current members:
- Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, Secretary of State for Education
- Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State for Schools
- Ade Adetosoye OBE, Children and Families Spokesperson, SOLACE
- Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy, Association of Directors of Children鈥檚 Services
- Warren Carratt, Chief Executive Officer, Nexus Multi Academy Trust and The Evolve Trust
- Dr Rowena Christmas, Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Cymru Wales
- Sarah Clarke, Co-Chair, National Network of Parent Carer Forums and South East of England Regional Steering Group Member
- Matthew Cooke, Virtual School Head for Suffolk and Immediate Past Chair of National Association of Virtual School Heads
- Leora Cruddas, Chief Executive, Confederation of School Trusts (CST)
- Dame Rachel de Souza, Children鈥檚 Commissioner
- Tina Emery, Co-Chair, National Network of Parent Carer Forums and South West Regional Steering Group Member
- Anna Feuchtwang, Chief Executive, National Children鈥檚 Bureau
- Professor Peter Fonagy, National Clinical Advisor on Children鈥檚 Mental Health, NHS England
- Sir Martyn Oliver, HM Chief Inspector, Ofsted
- Andy Smith, President, Association of Directors of Children鈥檚 Services
- Chief Constable Catherine Roper, National Police Chiefs鈥� Council Lead Children and Young Person鈥檚 Portfolio, Wiltshire Police
- Rob Tarn, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Education Trust
- Isabelle Trowler CBE, Chief Social Worker for Children and Families
- Russell Viner, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Education
- Sir Peter Wanless CBE, Chief Executive, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Paul Whiteman, General Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers
Meetings
The alliance has reconvened for 2023 to 2024.
The meetings are action-orientated and focused on national leaders of children鈥檚, social and allied services pledging to mobilise their workforces and organisational capability to achieve the aim of increasing attendance within schools.
We aim to publish the minutes within 2 weeks of the date of the meeting.
Minutes
Terms of reference
Additional resources
Working together to improve school attendance
Improving attendance: good practice for schools and multi-academy trusts case studies