Gina Hayes and Clare Webley from Peterborough Virtual School's Inclusion and Engagement Team are your hosts for this episode. They discuss why good school attendance is so very important for all children and young people and acknowledge some of the barriers which may lead to poor attendance for children and young people known to children's services.

They are joined by clinician Vanessa Kinsey-Thatcher to explore the increasing concern around emotionally based school avoidance and what social workers, carers and others supporting children and young people can put in place to ensure that all are enabled to attend school and achieve their full potential.

Working together to improve school attendance

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