Initiative aims to tackle truancy

An initiative has been launched in Thetford to help keep children in school. The Thetford Excellence Partnership and 11 partnership schools have launched a joint scheme offering support to pupils and parents on attendance issues.

An initiative has been launched in Thetford to help keep children in school.

The Thetford Excellence Partnership and 11 partnership schools have launched a joint scheme offering support to pupils and parents on attendance issues.

Eleven pupils - one from each school taking part in the scheme - helped launch a leaflet which has been distributed to every parent and carer of school-aged children in the town.

It contains support and advice on how to tackle issues with punctuality and truancy.

Nancy Robinson, lead headteacher for the partnership, said: “We are working together as a group of schools and this very exciting partnership will have a tremendous positive impact on the community.”