Professional learning
Attendance professional learning is now available for school-based staff and School Services attendance support staff.
Effective professional development builds the knowledge, skills and qualities of staff to improve the outcomes of their students.
Additional professional learning will be listed as it becomes available.
Positive Attendance Culture (PAC) e-learning
PAC comprises 5 NESA accredited online learning modules designed to build staff capacity to strengthen whole school attendance practice.
A gateway module outlines the universal strategies which work best to improve attendance, and a suite of four elective modules focus on high expectations, systems and processes, data use and effective interventions.
The modules can be completed in any order, or specific modules selected according to school need. They are designed to be completed in a team context to enable discussion and collaboration; however, they can also be completed individually if that is a better fit for the school context.
Module 1 - What works inside the gate
Module 2a - Strengthening high expectation
Module 2b - Refining quality systems and processes
Module 2c - Improving data use and practices
Module 2d - Applying effective interventions
Other professional learning for school staff
Attendance process map and scenarios
An editable process map template and example attendance scenarios are available for use with school-based professional learning.
School staff can use this tool to discuss or plan their school attendance procedures in response to a scenario specific to their school context.
Available now
Scout training
A suite of learning resources is available for Scout users, catering to your level of experience and role, including:
Training and capability building: provides details about Scout user training modules. Note, all new users of Scout must complete the mandatory MyPL module (Scout Introduction - RG03295) to gain access to Scout.
Digital learning centre: provides resources to support self-paced online learning or as a refresher for experienced Scout users.
Further information
For more information, please contact the Attendance team at attendance@det.nsw.edu.au.