ABOUT US
Our Team
Our Focus
Our Focus
The NFIS team are parents with children who have experienced school attendance barriers. Our experiences cover a wide range of influences and causes so between us we have a mix of knowledge and interests.
Members of the team are employed in related professional roles including teaching, therapy and academic research.
We are passionate abou
The NFIS team are parents with children who have experienced school attendance barriers. Our experiences cover a wide range of influences and causes so between us we have a mix of knowledge and interests.
Members of the team are employed in related professional roles including teaching, therapy and academic research.
We are passionate about helping and empowering other parents. We know how it feels to experience the high levels of stress and anxiety created by the catalogue of issues related to school attendance barriers.
Our Focus
Our Focus
Our Focus
NFIS was founded in November 2017. We have grown from 100 members in Jan 2018 to over 13,300 members in Oct 2020; with an average of 50 new members a week.
NFIS has an effective experiential and academic evidence base, with aims to effect change and improve support. A significant body of parent members are essential stakeholders in build
NFIS was founded in November 2017. We have grown from 100 members in Jan 2018 to over 13,300 members in Oct 2020; with an average of 50 new members a week.
NFIS has an effective experiential and academic evidence base, with aims to effect change and improve support. A significant body of parent members are essential stakeholders in building models of best practice and targeting specific areas where change is needed.
Our Aims
Our Focus
Our Aims
NFIS provide parents with a safe space so that they feel part of a community who understand the issues they are facing and offer peer advice and empathy to each other.
We want to support, inform and empower parents and other family members.
In parallel we are keen to build a better understanding of school attendance barriers, promote best
NFIS provide parents with a safe space so that they feel part of a community who understand the issues they are facing and offer peer advice and empathy to each other.
We want to support, inform and empower parents and other family members.
In parallel we are keen to build a better understanding of school attendance barriers, promote best practice and work with others to effect change so that in the future parents do not have to go through similar experiences.
parents - for advice & support please JOIN us on facebook
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
- This group is specifically for parents and other adult FAMILY members
- It is a Facebook CLOSED group so only members can see what is posted
- The group is very PROACTIVE, offering virtually 24/7 peer support and advice. Within the group we average around 50,000 posts, comments and reactions a month
- LEARNING units and a FILES section are available to provide information and advice
- The majority of members are UK based, however we also have members from other countries around the world, including USA, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, Spain, UAE, New Zealand and we are linked to a similar group in Australia.
If you wish to join us, you need to click on the 'Join this group' button in the link below and answer our THREE QUESTIONS for new members
We also have a FACEBOOK PUBLIC PAGE
please sign our petitions
accountability
accountability
accountability
Create a new independent, transparent & objective body to enable a fair complaints process across the education system. This body must be empowered to monitor practices & investigate complaints fully, with the legal authority to apply consequences if schools or local authorities behave illegally or misinterpret government guidlines.
RECOGNITION
accountability
accountability
Create a new legal attendance/absence code that will measure the scale of school refusal, ensure a consistent school response and alleviate parents from the threat of prosecution.
A new attendance code is only part of the story, and must be supported by comprehensive research, successful school refusal response plans and national guidance.