Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c9a-4ca3-71d3-8fee-0c739119729a/attendance-mentoring-for-persistently-absent-pupils-pilot-project pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Attendance mentoring for persistently absent pupils - pilot project [Department for Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) Open field Estimated value Not stated Published 23 Mar 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Regular attendance at school is vital for children's education, wellbeing, and long-term development. The Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi, has made clear that excellent attendance is a priority to ensure that all children can catch up on lost learning caused by the pandemic. As announced in the Levelling Up White Paper, the department is planning a new attendance pilot in a group of Education Improvement Areas where there is a clear demographic need to improve persistent and severe absence rates. Persistent and Severe absence are a concern across the education sector, raised in publications by, for example, the Centre for Social Justice and the Children's Commissioner. Mentoring to improve attendance has been suggested as a potential solution to this issue. We are looking for a contractor that will recruit and train mentors to provide targeted 1 - 1 support with an identified pupil or their family to overcome barriers to attendance. This relationship will need to be reactive to the individuals needs with the overall end goal to improve attendance. Additional information: This contract is to deliver an attendance support offer, initially for one year with the intention to extend to three years (total). The support offer will start in one identified priority Education Improvement Area (EIA) in the first year and aim to support 500-1000 pupils, with the option to scale up to multiple areas nationally and support larger volumes of pupils in years two and three. More information on EIA's can be found in the Governments Levelling Up white paper here. We need a supplier to support vulnerable children and families in each of the identified areas to improve attendance. Through this work we aim to enhance capacity for early help/intervention, by working with pupils who are persistently absent and focusing particularly on those pupils who are, or are at risk of being, severely absent (missing with Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/8fa0be81-f8b9-4ce3-adfb-6c19afc177b1) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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