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Explore insights, updates and real-world impact from across the Studybugs community. From school absence trends to public health innovation, our blog shares stories and ideas that help keep children happy, healthy and in school.

Telling Your Attendance Story to Ofsted
Telling Your Attendance Story to Ofsted

Here’s the thing: the story is as important as the numbers. Wow Ofsted with your attendance strategy by showing how you spot trends, act early and close gaps.

What Ofsted Expect from Your Attendance Strategy
What Ofsted Expect from Your Attendance Strategy

Discover what Ofsted really looks for in school attendance: rigorous data analysis, early intervention, family collaboration and reducing persistent absence – plus actionable insights from inspections

What I Wish I’d Known About Attendance as a SENDCo
What I Wish I’d Known About Attendance as a SENDCo

Discover key lessons on improving attendance as a SENDCo, from a whole-school approach to data insights to compassionate policies that support pupils and families.

How to Engage Parents With School Attendance
How to Engage Parents With School Attendance

Parental engagement can make a huge difference to a child’s school attendance. But it’s one thing to know that and another thing altogether to actually secure that engagement.

Introducing the New Studybugs: A Bold Look for a Bold Vision
Introducing the New Studybugs: A Bold Look for a Bold Vision

Studybugs has updated our branding to better reflect our growing impact, the communities we work with and our new mission: ensuring every child’s welfare.

How Do You Improve Staff Wellbeing in School?
How Do You Improve Staff Wellbeing in School?

Key ways to improve staff wellbeing in school include: making them feel supported, giving staff the right to switch off and reducing their admin burden.

How to Improve Attendance in UK Secondary Schools
How to Improve Attendance in UK Secondary Schools

Improve secondary school attendance by taking a whole-school approach. Learn how to analyse data, empower staff and create a culture students love with these tips.

How to Improve Attendance in UK Primary Schools
How to Improve Attendance in UK Primary Schools

Improve primary school attendance by taking a whole-school approach. Learn how to analyse data, empower staff and build strong relationships with families using these tips.

Supporting Children Who Miss School Due to Mental Health
Supporting Children Who Miss School Due to Mental Health

We explore how schools can support children when mental health affects their attendance. See how to intervene early, provide a tailored support plan, engage families and more.

5 Creative Ways to Improve School Attendance
5 Creative Ways to Improve School Attendance

How to Prevent Parent Fines for School Absence
How to Prevent Parent Fines for School Absence

How to Save Loads of Time Managing Daily Attendance
How to Save Loads of Time Managing Daily Attendance

Improving Attendance: Quick Summary of the Expectations of Schools
Improving Attendance: Quick Summary of the Expectations of Schools

New Education, Children and Violence Guidance from the YEF
New Education, Children and Violence Guidance from the YEF

Free Options for Staff-to-Staff Messaging in School
Free Options for Staff-to-Staff Messaging in School

How to Look After Children’s Wellbeing using Studybugs
How to Look After Children’s Wellbeing using Studybugs

Supporting Children Outside Mainstream Education and Reducing Exclusions
Supporting Children Outside Mainstream Education and Reducing Exclusions

How to Sustainably Improve Attendance in 5 Steps
How to Sustainably Improve Attendance in 5 Steps

Introducing Cohorts: Compulsory School Age Reporting and More
Introducing Cohorts: Compulsory School Age Reporting and More

How to Reduce Persistent Absence at Your School
How to Reduce Persistent Absence at Your School

Helping Parents Understand Why Good Attendance is Important
Helping Parents Understand Why Good Attendance is Important

Why Missing Marks Are a Problem and How To Correct Them
Why Missing Marks Are a Problem and How To Correct Them

Should You Use One IT System for Everything?
Should You Use One IT System for Everything?

Why Are School Absences Still So High?
Why Are School Absences Still So High?

Emotionally Based School Avoidance: What Can You Do to Help?
Emotionally Based School Avoidance: What Can You Do to Help?

Mental Health-Related School Absences: The 2022/23 Report
Mental Health-Related School Absences: The 2022/23 Report

How to Use Studybugs to Provide Effective, Targeted Support to Schools
How to Use Studybugs to Provide Effective, Targeted Support to Schools

3 Easy Ways to Reduce Paper Use at School
3 Easy Ways to Reduce Paper Use at School

Attendance Coding Changes
Attendance Coding Changes

Remote Learner Attendance
Remote Learner Attendance

How to Use Studybugs Registers Safely During Covid-19
How to Use Studybugs Registers Safely During Covid-19

How Studybugs can help you reach parents during lockdown
How Studybugs can help you reach parents during lockdown

Coronavirus Symptom-Tracking
Coronavirus Symptom-Tracking

How Long Do You Spend Taking the Register?
How Long Do You Spend Taking the Register?

4 Tips for a Happy, Healthy Start to the School Year
4 Tips for a Happy, Healthy Start to the School Year

Does Your Child Suffer from Asthma?
Does Your Child Suffer from Asthma?

Keeping Children with Asthma Healthy and in School
Keeping Children with Asthma Healthy and in School

Studybugs in Brighton & Hove
Studybugs in Brighton & Hove

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