Decision details

Stockport Attendance Strategy

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This Attendance Strategy is a celebration of our strong ambition that children and young people of Stockport will grow up happy, healthy, with confidence, surrounded by love, care, kindness and belonging. It is underpinned with the knowledge that being in school has multiple benefits for children and young people learning wellbeing and overall development

Decision:

The Cabinet has considered a report providing details of a proposed Stockport Attendance Strategy which was a celebration of the strong ambition that children and young people of Stockport would grow up happy, healthy, with confidence, surrounded by love, care, kindness and belonging and which was underpinned with the knowledge that being in school has multiple benefits for children and young people learning wellbeing and overall development.

 

The Cabinet has then endorsed and approved the Stockport Attendance Strategy.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Decision Reference: CAB540

Declarations or conflicts of Interest: None.

Contact: Tim Bowman, Director of Education Work and Skills Email: tim.bowman@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 07977 661073 Katie Cooper, Children's Services Email: katie.cooper@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 01614744160, Heidi Shaw, Services for People Email: heidi.shaw@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161 218 1179.

Report author: Katie Cooper

Publication date: 19/03/2025

Date of decision: 18/03/2025

Decided at meeting: 18/03/2025 - Cabinet

Effective from: 26/03/2025

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