Introducing a New Attendance Improvement Template in iAbacus

We are delighted to announce that iAbacus now includes a template for evaluating and improving attendance based on criteria from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). This new addition is designed to assist school leaders in evaluating and enhancing attendance strategies efficiently and effectively.

Enhance Your Attendance Strategies with iAbacus

With student attendance being a critical factor in educational success, having the right tools to assess and improve your strategies is essential. The new attendance improvement template within iAbacus allows you to:

Self-Evaluate with Confidence: Use evidence-based criteria based on the EEF's guidance to assess your current attendance policies and practices.

Develop Strategic Action Plans: Identify areas for improvement and create targeted plans to address them.

Monitor Progress Over Time: Track the effectiveness of your interventions and make insight-driven decisions.

Why Choose the New Attendance Template in iAbacus?

Grounded in Best Practice: The template is based on criteria derived from the EEF's rigorous research, ensuring your strategies are aligned with proven methods.

Time-Saving: Eliminate the need to develop evaluation frameworks from scratch. The template is ready to use, allowing you to focus on action planning.

Customisable: While the template provides a solid foundation, it is fully adaptable to meet the specific needs of your school.

Getting Started is Simple

1. Access the Template: Log in to your iAbacus account and select the new attendance improvement template from our extensive library.

2. Begin Your Evaluation: Use the intuitive abacus interface to plot your current performance against the criteria inspired by the EEF.

3. Plan and Implement Actions: Identify helping and hindering factors affecting attendance and develop strategic actions to improve.

4. Collaborate with Your Team: Share your abacus with colleagues to encourage collaborative evaluation and planning.

5. Review and Adjust: Continuously monitor progress and adjust your strategies to sustain improvements.

Experience the Benefits

Holistic Understanding: Gain a comprehensive view of factors influencing attendance in your school.

Empowered Decision-Making: Make informed decisions backed by robust evidence and strategic analysis.

Enhanced Collaboration: Foster a team approach to improving attendance by involving staff in the evaluation process.

Gain Trust-Wide Insights with iAbacus Overlays

For Multi-Academy Trusts and educational groups overseeing multiple schools, understanding the broader picture of attendance effectiveness is crucial. With iAbacus and MATvista, you can combine abacuses from various schools into a single overlay, providing a comprehensive trust-wide view of attendance performance and improvement.

Benefits of Overlaying Multiple Abacuses:

Holistic Analysis: See the overall attendance landscape across all your schools in one clear, visual interface.

Identify Trends and Patterns: Spot common challenges or successful strategies emerging trust-wide.

Share Best Practices: Recognise schools with exemplary attendance strategies and facilitate the sharing of effective approaches across the trust.

Strategic Decision-Making: Use collective data to make informed decisions about resource allocation and support.

Monitor Progress Over Time: Track improvements or emerging issues across the trust, ensuring sustained focus on attendance.

How It Works:

Collect Abacuses: Each school within your trust uses the attendance template in iAbacus to evaluate and plan their attendance strategies.

Combine Evaluations: As a trust leader, you can overlay these abacuses to create a consolidated view.

Analyse and Act: Use these aggregated insights to inform trust-wide initiatives, policies, and support mechanisms.

By leveraging the power of iAbacus overlays, trust leaders can foster a more collaborative and effective approach to improving attendance across all their schools.

Not Yet an iAbacus User?

There's no better time to discover how iAbacus can transform your school's strategic planning:

Free Trial: Sign up for a free trial at www.iabacus.com/trial and explore all the features without obligation.

Personalised Demo: Request a one-to-one online demonstration at www.iabacus.com/demo to see how iAbacus can meet your school's unique needs.

Join a Community Committed to Excellence

By integrating this new attendance improvement template into iAbacus, we're providing school leaders with a powerful tool to drive improvement. Join the many schools already benefiting from iAbacus to enhance attendance and, ultimately, student outcomes.

We're Here to Support You

Our team is dedicated to helping you make the most of iAbacus. If you have any questions or need assistance accessing the new template, please do not hesitate to contact us.

For more information and support:

Visit our website: www.iabacus.com

Contact our support team: support@iabacus.com