Attendance & Behaviour Ambassador

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The National Attendance and Behaviour Ambassadors will support the DfE’s attendance agenda; including by supporting schools to make best use of their data and by championing effective school/trust practice. They will support the DfE’s agenda on behaviour, including promoting a culture of belonging and safety in school for pupils and staff. Ambassadors shall use all reasonable endeavours to achieve the following aims: Act as a credible voice, in the education sector, to advocate for Government policy on attendance and behaviour and the implementation of an inclusive approach to mainstream education, including through engagement with schools, Multi-Academy Trusts and others in the education sector. Support the DfE, including Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) teams; to develop the Attendance and Behaviour Hubs programme to support schools that need help with their attendance and/or behaviour practice. Support the DfE’s wider attendance agenda by reducing variation in school practice between the strongest and weakest schools and helping schools and responsible bodies to meet the statutory expectations and make effective and targeted use of their attendance data. Support the aims of the DfE’s behaviour agenda which includes promoting a culture of belonging and safety in school for pupils and staff. Ambassadors shall use all reasonable endeavours to achieve the following objectives: Work with the DfE and Ministers to help shape national behaviour and attendance strategy and priorities. Work with the DfE to develop the Attendance and Behaviour Hubs programme. As part of this, ambassadors will focus on: Working with the DfE to design a support approach which supports schools to improve their behaviour, conduct and attendance, whilst ensuring that they are also safe and inclusive environments. Identifying and building on effective practice from the previous attendance hub (unfunded) and behaviour hub