Isle of Sheppey Academy in Sheerness, Kent Raises Attendance with Truancy Call

Isle of Sheppey Academy in Sheerness, Kent is taking a proactive approach to tackling unauthorised absence with Truancy Call (www.truancycall.com) - technology which allows school staff to make first-day contact with parents of absent children by email, text message and voice calling. This technology is also helping the school meet the Government’s 2008/09 National Attendance Strategy, safeguarding pupil welfare by making the school and parents aware as soon as a child goes missing. Over 13 million school half days are lost due to unauthorised absence across the UK each year. The Government