Navigating School Avoidance

School attendance challenges are on the rise across the country. More and more children are struggling to attend school and the adults supporting them are often left wondering why.

This live, interactive session brings together parents, carers, and professionals to explore what’s really happening beneath the surface of school avoidance - and what can be done to help.

This isn’t a one-size-fits-all presentation. It’s a practical, discussion-based workshop where you can ask questions, share experiences, and help shape the conversation to suit your needs.

Together we’ll explore:

• What school avoidance really is - and when to be concerned
• Common causes
• The impact on mental and physical health, and long-term outcomes
• How to identify what’s going wrong in a child’s learning journey
• The child’s legal rights around education and attendance
• How to manage school absence in the short, medium, and long term
• When and how EHCPs can help
• The future - building understanding, compassion, and sustainable support

You’ll come away with a clearer understanding, real strategies, and the confidence to approach school avoidance with empathy and informed action.

The important bits you need to know:

• All webinars are recorded except where we explicitly state they will not be
• When you sign up, we will send you the link to the webinar. You’ll get reminder emails in the run-up to the event so long as you don’t unsubscribe from Eventbrite emails
• When you join the webinar your camera and microphone are automatically turned off so we cannot see or hear you.
• If you are delayed then don’t worry about joining late.
• If something comes up and you cannot make it then don’t worry as all ticketholders are sent a link to the recording of the webinar the next day. This is then available to you for 30 days.
• Slides, references and CPD certificates are also sent out the next day.
• Join live and you have the chance to ask any questions you might have.
• Any questions or queries, then please email them through to events@sunshine-support.org.uk

DISCLAIMER

The views expressed in the webinar are of the presenter and not Sunshine Support as an organisation. The information detailed on this page is accurate at the time of publishing. We reserve the right to change the speaker at any time. There maybe events outside of our control that contribute to this and our intention will always be to ensure the webinar goes ahead and meets the brief as closely as possible.