Essential training to shift mindsets, spark action, and build a culture of purposeful attendance.
The Foundations of Meaningful Attendance is a one-off, high-impact training offer designed for whole staff teams, middle leaders, or SLTs who want to build their knowledge, confidence and shared understanding of how to improve attendance, not just with systems, but through culture, connection, and psychological safety.
This training provides schools with a clear, evidence-informed foundation that links wellbeing, staff culture, student engagement, and family partnership to the core goal of rebuilding purposeful attendance in line with Government policy and best practice.
Whether you’re facing increased emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), rising staff absences, or fractured home-school relationships this training is where your journey begins.
Participants will explore: The psychology of attendance, understanding EBSA and disengagement
• The difference between being present and feeling safe
• The foundations of psychologically safe environments for students and staff
• The role of belonging, value and purpose in building attendance traction
• How staff behaviour, communication and leadership shape attendance culture
• How to start work in partnership with parents and carers, through collaboration and joined up thinking
Links to Policy & Frameworks
This training is fully aligned with:
DfE 2022 & 2024 Attendance Guidance
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Gatsby Benchmark 3 & 4 (linking learning to future & personal guidance)
Ofsted EIF (Quality of Education, Behaviour, Personal Development & Leadership)
Course Price Structure
| Online 3-Part Twilight Training Programme
For individual delegates, 3 x 1.5-hour sessions (Include VIP access to the ‘Meaningful Attendance’ Network) £249 |
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| Online – Live 2.5hr CPD
For up to 50 staff £595 |
| Online Twilight Series
3 x 1.5-hour Twilight Sessions for up to 50 Staff £1,150 |
| In-Person 2.5hr CPD
Ideal for INSET, staff twilights or MAT CPD From £650–£1,200 + travel |
Conference Keynote or Seminar
Custom keynote + optional breakout session
From £650–£1,200 + travel
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Start with the foundations, build towards impact.
To check availability or Request a Discovery Call:
📧 Kelly@MindWorkMatters.Com
🌐 www.mindworkmatters.com
📞 07947 550977
Whats Included:
1 x 2.5hr session (online or in-person)
Certificate of Attendance for all participants
Digital toolkit with key models & conversation guides
Digital toolkit with key models & conversation guides
Follow-up summary handout for SLT/action planning.
Option to upgrade into the full Tier 2: Attendance Culture Programme with 10% discount offer
Who is the course for?
• SLT & Attendance Leads
• Mental Health & Wellbeing Leads
• Pastoral Teams & Safeguarding Leads
• All teaching and support staff
• Family Link Workers / ELSAs / Behaviour Mentors
• MAT cluster INSET days
What our Customers Say
NCB is proud to have awarded the first Optimus Education Wellbeing Award for Schools to Lessness Health Primary School, which under the expert guidance of Kelly Hannaghan and the leadership of Head Teacher Kate O’Connor transformed itself into a nurturing environment with pupils and staff wellbeing at its heart.Kelly has shown the power of living leadership in a way she cares for all the people around her and for herself. Pupils in her school have learned the importance of core values like bravery, respect, and responsibility.
They have encouraged to express feelings and moods in a constructive and reflective way.
They learn self-management techniques and support each other by electing wellbeing ambassadors in every class. Voices of pupils are central to the wellbeing strategy.
Kelly lives and breathes these values herself.
Her approach to the school and its community is inspiring.
