Attendance Case Drift Checker

Leadership snapshot

Case details

Pupil

Year group

Case owner

Case open since

Starting attendance %

Current attendance %

Last formal review

Next review due

Recorded interventions

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Attendance movement

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Days since review

Drift risk score

Activity audit

What have we actually done?

Add meetings, calls, letters, referrals, plans, adjustments and other interventions. Then record whether they were reviewed and whether they had impact.

Impact check

What do we know?

What has actually improved?

What has not changed?

Evidence that an intervention worked

Pupil & barrier check

Are we still solving the right problem?

What does the pupil say is getting in the way now?

Has the main barrier changed?

Current barrier / hypothesis

Automated leadership flags

Where is the case drifting?

The checker looks for signs of repeated activity without clear ownership, review or impact.

Leadership decision

STOP • CONTINUE • START

Low drift risk

STOP doing

Complete the audit to generate recommendations.

CONTINUE doing

Complete the audit to generate recommendations.

START doing

Complete the audit to generate recommendations.

Leadership summary

No summary yet.

Immediate decision

What changes now?

Accountability

Named owner from today

Review date

Pupil check-back

How will we know the pupil thinks this is helping?

Purpose: this tool helps leaders distinguish activity from impact. It should support professional judgement, not replace safeguarding, SEND, medical, attendance or legal procedures.