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School Resources
Please note that these resources are only available to Manchester schools participating in The 100% Challenge – if you would like further information about how your school can get involved please contact MOTIV
‘Attendance Works’ Resource (Primary and Secondary schools)
The ‘Attendance Works’ resource is designed to be used to teach pupils about the importance of good attendance at school now and when they are in employment in the future. Children will work through reasons for absence and act out the impact of these in both school and work environments.
Please contact MOTIV Support to request a PDF of this resource
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100% Challenge LDC PowerPoint (Primary Schools Only)
MOTIV have produced an exclusive resource for The 100% Challenge 2011 in association with LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre, featuring a LEGO character and a set of multiple choice questions which will introduce The Challenge perfectly into your school as well as explaining the importance of coming to school everyday to the pupils.
This PowerPoint is available to all primary schools participating in The 100% Challenge – if your school would like a copy please contact support and we will email you a copy.
ATTENDANCE WEEK SCHEME OF WORK FOR FORM GROUPS (Secondary Schools Only)
We have specifically developed a scheme of work to help engage your pupils with The 100% Challenge. This comprises of 5 ten minute lessons which encourage your children to think about the importance of good attendance in schools and consists of thought provoking exercises, quizzes and mini challenges which can be used in form time. If you would like a copy of this resource please contact support and we will e-mail you a copy.
100% CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE
To request a print version of this certificate to use in your school please contact MOTIV support
SOME FACTS ABOUT ATTENDANCE
“If a child misses just one day a week, over the course of their school career they will miss two years of schooling” Every Lesson Counts March 2007
“Children excluded from school and persistent truants are at greater risk of growing up to become vulnerable adults living on the edges of society. They will not only become less able to form relationships or find jobs but they will also go on to make huge demands on the NHS, social services and the criminal justice system” Misspent Youth. New Philanthropy Capital Report June 2007
It is well documented that NEETS (Young people that are not in Employment, Education or Training) have poor school attendance records.
“A study by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) conservatively estimates that each new NEET (not in employment, education or training) at 16 will cost taxpayers an average of £97,000 during their lifetime, with the worst costing more than £300,000 apiece. Their impact on crime, public health and antisocial behaviour was so marked that the study found that a single 157,000-strong cohort of 16 to 18-year-old Neets would cost the country a total of £15 billion by the time they died prematurely in about 2060. They are, says the study, 22 times more likely to be teenage mothers; 50% more likely to suffer from poor health; 60% more likely to be involved with drugs and more than 20 times more likely to become criminals” The Sunday Times
ATTENDANCE TIPS BY TEXT
If you use systems to send messages by text to parents, we have developed a series of short facts about the importance of good school attendance aimed at parents. These sound bites are also suitable for use in school news letters that go home to parents.
If you would like a copy please contact support
TRUANCY: A PARENTS GUIDE
Manchester City Council has produced the following guide to help parent’s understand the importance of good attendance:
Manchester has one of the highest rates of truancy in the country. It’s a sad fact for a proud city. Manchester City Council is determined to do everything it can to improve school attendance, and if you are a parent or carer, you have an important part to play. Your children have a right to a good education and you have a legal responsibility to ensure that they go to school on time, all the time.
The information on the site will tell you more about school attendance and the law. You’ll also find help and advice on how to ensure that your child/children go to school regularly and details of the penalties for those parents whose children don’t.
Please click here to access the ‘Truancy: a parents guide’ website
[ Please note that MOTIV is not responsible for the content of third party websites ]
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please note that this webpage is now out of date. However, if you are interested in raising attendance in your school please contact MOTIV on (0161) 282 8380 or via support@motiv.org.uk Click here to go to the frontpage of MOTIV website.
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