Assembly resources

Attendance Reset After a Break

A complete attendance reset assembly for Heads of Year, with warm return-to-school messaging, practical routines, support routes and downloadable PowerPoint slides.

Year group: All years (KS3 and KS4) Best delivered: First assembly back after Christmas, half-term, Easter or summer Duration: 12-15 minutes Tone: Warm, welcoming, honest What you need Slides (11 suggested): - Slide 1: Title slide. headofyear.co.uk branding, sage accent. - Slide 2: Why this matters.

Stat block - 1 in 5 secondary pupils in England missed 10% or more of school last year (DfE 2023/24). - Slide 3: Most of you are not avoiding school.

Realistic scenario card naming the lived experience of coming back. - Slide 4: What 90% actually looks like.

Three-up grid: 100% / 90% / 80% with what each one really means. - Slide 5: The dip is real.

Image placeholder + explanation card on why the first week back is hardest. - Slide 6: Three small things that change everything.

Sleep, mornings, the gate. - Slide 7: If school feels hard right now.

Sage card on the difference between not wanting to come and not being able to come. - Slide 8: What you can do today.

Four numbered practical actions. - Slide 9: Support routes - in school and outside school. - Slide 10: Tutor time will pick this up.

Reflection prompts preview. - Slide 11: Closing.

Full-bleed sage with the reset line.

Optional video (after slide 5, 60 seconds max): - A short clip showing a calm school morning routine, or a young person's voice on what helped them get back into school after a tough patch.

Vet before showing.

The script holds without it.

Images to insert (HOY to source if desired): - Slide 5: Either a simple line chart of the attendance dip in week-back, OR a calm photo of an empty school corridor in early morning light.

Pexels / Unsplash both have free options.

Search "school corridor morning." - Slide 1: Optional school logo or year group emblem in the bottom-left of the title slide.

Script notes Opening (Slide 1 - 30 seconds) Hold the title slide while you settle the room.

Welcome them back warmly.