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Our organisation has over 50 years combined experience of raising pupil attendance, reducing persistent absence and improving pupil attainment. We use proven strategies which are underpinned by safeguarding and statutory guidelines to deliver meaningful sustained results.
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We are a team of experienced practitioners with professional backgrounds in education, welfare and student support. Our welfare officers have all worked on the front line of operational delivery and have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of schools and academies. We have a comprehensive knowledge of the law regarding school attendance and have the experience to address low level attendance and persistent absenteeism.
Delivered by experts with a proven track record, our services are individually tailored to the needs of the school, their students and families. With early intervention, we deliver targeted and pro-active support to improve and sustain school attendance and address welfare issues.
We have an agile approach to delivering our support, it is important to us that we integrate in the whole school community and within student’s family life. We represent the school internally and externally from meeting with families and staff on site, at home and in multi-agency meetings.
Ensuring schools comply with safeguarding and statutory guidelines is extremely important to us which is why all of our work adheres to The Education Act 1996, The Children Act 1989 and The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006, including 2016 (Amendments).
We work together with schools to determine what number of half or full days support they need per week so we can make a valuable impact.
Our officers will work with the school, student and family to ensure the best outcomes and improved attendance and attainment for each student. We identify and work to remove barriers which impact student attendance which includes initiating casework and strategies to improve student engagement. Our casework can be referred to the Local Authority for statutory intervention when required. We explain to families the responsibility they have towards their children and their duty to ensure a regular school attendance and will undertake home visits to build links and engage with hard to reach families.
If a child is not in school, where are they?
Our experience tells us that deterioration in school attendance, punctuality and behaviour can be an early warning sign that there may be broader difficulties for that child and their family. We provide guidance and practical support regarding student welfare and safeguarding. We work with key staff within the school environment and external agencies as well as families to identify areas that need support.
Our team have a depth of specialist experience and knowledge. It is extremely important to us that we share this with the schools and academies we work with. By sharing our strategies and best practice methods we are able to up skill staff’s attributes, knowledge and skills regarding education welfare.
Our data driven approach enables us to identify poor attendance and intervene to prevent student failure. We monitor patterns of student absence allowing prompt response and implementation of action plans to address the needs of vulnerable students and groups to close attendance gaps. Our officers analyse existing data to gather insights and develop tailored strategies to improving whole school attendance.
We are experienced in preparing and providing specialist guidance for schools during Ofsted inspections and can be available to attend school on the inspection day. We can provide the school with a detailed report for inspection that includes case studies, targeted intervention and records of the actions that have been implemented to improve whole school attendance.
We have specialist knowledge of all current legislation surrounding education welfare and provide schools with strategic advice on policy, best practice and procedures. Our officers work with schools to implement the Local Authority (Code of Conduct) Penalty Notice process for Unauthorised Absence and Leave of Absence.
We are fully certified and compliant!
Our values are the fundamental beliefs of our service
Education is a fundamental right of every child. If children are in school, they will have an increased opportunity of success both academically and socially. Our service is all about supporting and sharing this principle.
We believe successful results are achieved when the school, student and family work in partnership. Supporting the family who have a fundamental role in supporting their children. The interests and welfare of the student is paramount.
Ensuring all children are staying safe and protected from harm and neglect is our priority. We network and work closely with statutory agencies to provide protection to children from abuse and exploitation in any form.
“We have received outstanding value for money. LW Consultancy has worked alongside and integrated in the whole school community. They have worked closely with our attendance team providing extremely valuable CPD to ensure we build the capacity to improve both our absence and persistent absence while providing us with processes to sustain these improvements. The EWO at our school is tenacious in their targeted approach to achieving this and has worked to improve the outcomes of our most vulnerable students. We have received outstanding value for money at a time when school budgets are stretched and improved our overall efficiency in supporting our students to maximise their learning opportunities.”
“LWC has worked alongside our attendance team providing extremely valuable CPD to ensure we build the capacity to improve both our absence and persistent absence and sustain this improvement. Our officer is tenacious in her targeted approach to achieving this and has worked to improve the outcomes of our most vulnerable students. We have received outstanding value for money at a time when school budgets are stretched and improved our overall efficiency in supporting our students to maximise their learning opportunities. ”
“LWC have worked for us for over 3 years now and their impact on both improving and raising the profile of attendance has been profound. They have provided support to new staff, been a creative source of information and ideas to deal with attendance and welfare issues. Most impressive is their willingness to go the extra mile on a regular basis in the pursuit of difficult cases. The job has never just been data collection, it has always been about strategy, working with the school and providing that much-needed energy in an area, which can so easily sap the joy out of the job. I would recommend LWC without reservation because they simply walk the talk and work well as key members of a team.”
“LWC Education Welfare Services have worked for us for just 2 years and the impact of their work on our levels of attendance has been astounding. They provide excellent support to the school and have provided top quality training for our Attendance Officer. Not only do they concentrate on purely attendance issues, our officer comes from a safeguarding background and is ever alert to vulnerable families who need additional support. I would recommend LWC without a moment’s hesitation to any school; the energy and drive to support our school is outstanding and we have been privileged to call them part of our school team.”