RESOURCES
Resources for Schools & Education Professionals
Practical, evidence-informed articles on persistent non-attendance, school avoidance, re-engagement, family collaboration, neurodivergence and inclusive participation.
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School Refusal: What Schools Need to Understand Before Building a Re-engagement Plan
Why attendance data are only the beginning, and what schools need to understand before deciding how to respond.
Gradual Re-engagement: Why “Back to School” Is a Process, Not a Single Event
How to think about the next meaningful step without confusing gradual re-engagement with indefinite avoidance.
When the Environment Is Part of the Problem: Neurodivergence and School Avoidance
Looking at sensory load, executive-function demands, social environments and learning access alongside the student’s own capacity.
School Refusal and Families: Moving from Conflict to Collaboration
Why families and schools may be seeing different parts of the same problem, and how to turn those differences into useful evidence.
Gifted Learners and School Avoidance: Looking Beyond Academic Ability
Why strong academic ability does not rule out significant barriers to participation, belonging or learning access.
A consistent question
What is getting in the way of this student participating in education, and what can we change?
That question runs through our approach to school re-engagement and the resources on this site. The aim is not to reduce a complex attendance difficulty to one label or one strategy, but to help school teams think more precisely about barriers, access, participation and the next useful decision.