Oxfordshire County Attendance Support Team Updates
Joanna Goodey
Education Inclusion Manager
County Attendance Team
01865 323513together-to-improve-school-attendancehttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-Joanna.goodey@oxfordshire.gov.uk
DfE Summer Term of Events:
•
Please be advised that the webinars
arranged by the DfE have currently been
suspended, previous webinars can be
found via(bing.com)dfe webinars - Search Videos
•
Attendance codes: Monday 8
th
July @
9.30am via Teams
•
Introducing a new national threshold for
considering penalty notices.
•
Increasing the amount of the penalty notice.
•
Introducing a new national limit of 2 penalty
notices within a 3-year rolling period to break
cycles of repeat offending.
•
Establishing a standard national threshold of
10 sessions of absence in 10 school weeks
for considering penalty notices related to
school attendance.
PN training dates:
•
Monday 1
st
July: venue to be confirmed
•
Tuesday 2
nd
July: The Cooper School,
Bicester, OX26 4RS, AM/PM session
•
Friday 5
th
July: via Teams 10am-
12.30pm
Note:
ensure Attendance policies are legally compliant
Attendance Support Team, in Oxfordshire
this is the County Attendance Team:
•
1. Communication and Advice
•
2. Targeted Support meetings
•
3. Multidisciplinary Support to families
•
4. Legal intervention
CAT officers:
name@oxfordshire.gov.uk
•
Dawn Softley; Snr CAT officer
•
Shay Lawrence: North and special schools:
•
Vanessa Martin: North
•
Faith Mwangi: City
•
Julieann Law: South
•
Viki Papparides: South
•
Thomas Watson: West
Casework/legal intervention
•
CAT will continue to accept referrals for legal
intervention only.
•
All schools in line with national guidance must
offer support:
https://www.oscb.org.uk/practitioners-
volunteers/locality-and-community-support-service-early-help/
Education Inclusion Manager, Joanna Goodey, leads the County Attendance Team in Oxfordshire. Updates include information on penalty notices, training dates, support services, and CAT officers. Legal intervention referrals are accepted, and national guidelines must be followed. Stay informed and compliant with the latest education updates in Oxfordshire.
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Joanna Goodey Education Inclusion Manager County Attendance Team Joanna.goodey@oxfordshire.gov.uk 01865 323513 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working- together-to-improve-school-attendance
DfE Summer Term of Events: Please be advised that the webinars arranged by the DfE have currently been suspended, previous webinars can be found via dfe webinars - Search Videos (bing.com) Attendance codes: Monday 8thJuly @ 9.30am via Teams
Penalty Notices:The Education (Penalty Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Introducing a new national threshold for considering penalty notices. Increasing the amount of the penalty notice. Introducing a new national limit of 2 penalty notices within a 3-year rolling period to break cycles of repeat offending. Establishing a standard national threshold of 10 sessions of absence in 10 school weeks for considering penalty notices related to school attendance.
PN training dates: Monday 1stJuly: venue to be confirmed Tuesday 2ndJuly: The Cooper School, Bicester, OX26 4RS, AM/PM session Friday 5thJuly: via Teams 10am- 12.30pm Note: ensure Attendance policies are legally compliant
Attendance Support Team, in Oxfordshire this is the County Attendance Team: 1. Communication and Advice 2. Targeted Support meetings 3. Multidisciplinary Support to families 4. Legal intervention
CAT officers: name@oxfordshire.gov.uk Dawn Softley; Snr CAT officer Shay Lawrence: North and special schools: Vanessa Martin: North Faith Mwangi: City Julieann Law: South Viki Papparides: South Thomas Watson: West
Casework/legal intervention CAT will continue to accept referrals for legal intervention only. All schools in line with national guidance must offer support: https://www.oscb.org.uk/practitioners- volunteers/locality-and-community-support-service-early-help/
