"School refusal" is fast becoming one of the most challenging areas of education, health and care for children and young people. Parents are put under pressure to ensure their children attend school, whilst professionals seldom have expertise in "school refusal" and, by default, calling education welfare officers or threaten fines.
We have made it our mission to change the narrative and reframe what we see at "school refusal" and attendance difficulties. Our aim it to look at the bigger picture and find a way for us all to achieve the best possible outcome.
This week is dedicated to re-educating, rethinking and recovering.
We must flip the narrative of “school refusal”.
Instead of saying the child/young person WON’T attend school we should be saying they CAN’T attend.
We must look to what WE need. What's been missing that's caused this to happen?