A carefully curated film collection for leaders, teachers, attendance teams and wider professionals. Watch individually or use the sequence as a short CPD journey around belonging, distress, inclusion, the language of attendance and the wider conversation around practice.
The films are sequenced deliberately. Start with belonging, move beneath the attendance mark to distress and inclusion, challenge the language around attendance, then finish by exploring the October edition of Attendance Magazine.
A short opening film that places belonging at the start of the attendance conversation and invites teams to think about the conditions that help pupils feel part of school.
A film for moving beyond the headline attendance mark and opening a more thoughtful discussion about distress, inclusion and what may sit underneath a pupil’s pattern of absence.
The longest film in the collection gives space for a fuller conversation about how attendance is discussed and why high expectations and humane, barrier-aware practice should not be treated as opposites.
A closing preview that points viewers towards the October 2026 edition of Attendance Magazine and the wider ideas, resources and debate available through the National Attendance Portal.
Use the four films as a sequence, or choose the film that best fits the conversation you need today. The purpose is not passive viewing. It is to create a better question, a stronger discussion and one useful change in practice.
Notes save locally on this device. Use the prompts after viewing, then print or save a one-page discussion record.
