The NFIS team are parents of children who have experienced school attendance barriers. Our experiences cover a wide range of influences & causes so between us we have a varied mix of knowledge & interests.
We want to support, inform and empower parents, carers & other family members.
To provide a safe space where people feel part of a community who understand & acknowledge the issues they are facing.
To build a better understanding of school attendance barriers, promote best practice & work with others to effect change so that children, young people & families easily access the understanding & support they need.
If you wish to join us, you need to click on the 'Join this group' button in the link below and answer our QUESTIONS for new members
This closed Facebook group offers an opportunity for professionals and parents to discuss school attendance difficulties and share information.
If you wish to join us, you need to click on the 'Join this group' button in the link below and answer our QUESTIONS for new members
This is a group for PROFESSIONALS who have an interest in supporting children and young people experiencing school attendance difficulties
If you wish to join us, you need to click on the 'Join this group' button in the link below and answer our QUESTIONS for new members
Square Peg was set up to effect change for children with school attendance difficulties and their families. Its aim is to connect relevant professionals and policy makers and focus on three core areas of change: legislation, research and guidance. The end goal is consistent guidance, based on proven, effective best practice that works for schools, children and families.
Attendance and attainment cannot be at the expense of a child’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Collaborations with Education Law specialists Irwin Mitchell helped us to explore potential legal challenges against the Department for Education on behalf of children with school attendance difficulties. In order to do this we raised £7,000 for the initial stage of work.
There are no easy answers to school refusal
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.
Not Fine In School and Square Peg made a written submission to the current SEND Enquiry detailing the findings of three NFIS surveys about school attendance difficulties and the links with SEND.
Press release about the judicial review crowdfunding (May 2019)
Article about the judicial review crowdfunding campaign by Beth Bodycote (May 2019)
Is School 'Refusal' Really Refusal? by Fran Morgan (October 2019)
The injustice of school 'refusal' by Fran Margan (October 2019)
Article about our campaign by Julie Henry (November 2019)
SQUARE PEG'S 12 RECOMMENDATIONS
In response to both the Government's and the tLabour Party’s announcements to tackle school attendance, via Gillian Keegan MP and Bridget Phillipson MP's respective briefings, Square Peg are proud to share their recommendations to this Government and any future government:
What Next for School Attendance?
Learning from lived experience:
The voices of families whose children experience attendance barriers and those working to support them
Please share widely, email the document to your MP, share on socials, pledge your support.
Further enquiries to: hello@teamsquarepeg.org
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