Attendance & EBSA Toolkit

A practical guide for parents navigating attendance concerns, Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA), and the meetings that come with them. No diagnosis needed. Just a clearer picture of what's happening and what to do next.

Built by a former Deputy Headteacher who is also an adoptive parent - drawing on both sides of the gate, school leadership and lived family experience.

What's inside:

• Is This EBSA? A quick identifier

• Attendance jargon glossary, key terms explained in plain English

• What schools often misread, and how to reframe it in the room

• Before, during and after an attendance meeting, preparation, in-the-room phrases, follow-up

• Question bank for attendance meetings

• Meeting notes template with actions and review date

7 pages. Instant download. Part of the School Confidence Bundle.