Matthew Moss High School, part of the Watergrove Trust, was featured in Schools Week online on the day of the ‘Locality working in education: Why it matters and what it takes’ conference on Thursday 30th January.

This piece, authored by Charlotte Leach-Rogers (Headteacher and Senior Safeguarding Lead) outlines five ways to develop a place-based response to absence and draws on the important partnership working taking place with Rochdale Borough Council and the education welfare service.

To read the article, click here: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/five-ways-to-develop-a-place-based-response-to-absence/

Rochdale’s trauma-informed approach to tackling severe absence was also featured in the February edition of Children and Young People Now (page 32).

The article was authored by Katie Digiorgi, Strategic Lead for Engagement and Attendance at Rochdale Borough Council sharing her own personal journey and insights.

A sneak preview of the article can be seen below.