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Attendance mentoring that builds belonging

Better attendance starts with better relationships.

Attend Mentors works alongside schools, students and families to understand the reasons behind absence, build trust and create practical routes back to consistent attendance.

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The Attend Mentors difference

A human approach to an attendance challenge.

1:1 Individual mentoring built around each young person.
Family Communication that keeps parents and carers connected.
Practical Tools, routines and achievable next steps.
Our Approach

Attendance is a symptom. We look for the story behind it.

Every absence has a context. Our mentors create space for young people to be heard, identify barriers and work on realistic next steps.

1

Listen first

We build trust and understand the young person's experience before deciding what support is needed.

2

Build the plan

Mentors help students turn challenges into manageable actions, routines and achievable attendance goals.

3

Stay connected

We work with schools and families to maintain communication, celebrate progress and respond when things change.

“We don't simply ask, ‘Why aren't you coming to school?’ We ask, ‘What would make coming to school feel possible again?’”
For Schools

An extension of your attendance team.

Attend Mentors provides additional capacity for schools that want a relationship-led response to persistent and emerging attendance concerns.

1
Identify
Understand priority students and the barriers affecting attendance.
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Mentor
Deliver consistent one-to-one sessions focused on trust, belonging and problem-solving.
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Engage families
Keep communication open with parents and carers.
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Review impact
Share progress and identify what needs to happen next.
More than attendance

Helping young people reconnect with school.

Our work can support confidence, routine, communication, motivation, problem-solving and a stronger sense of belonging.

One-to-one mentoring

Regular, trusted conversations focused on understanding barriers and finding a practical way forward.

Practical strategies

Simple routines and tools that can make mornings, preparation and returning to school more manageable.

Belonging & confidence

Helping young people feel seen, supported and connected to their education and future.

Impact

Small changes can create significant progress.

Some students in the Attend Mentors school pilot improved their attendance by 8–15% after joining the programme.

8–15%

Attendance improvement achieved by some students in the pilot.

1:1

Personalised mentoring focused on individual needs.

Family

Supporting communication between young people, families and schools.

Ready to make attendance a relationship issue, not just a numbers issue?

Let's talk about what could work for your school, organisation or family.

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Let's talk about attendance.

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