Improving pupil attendance for over 15 years
Recommended by schools across the South East
Improving pupil attendance for over 15 years
British Standards Institute Accreditation
Highly recommended by Headteachers
Highly recommended by Headteachers

WELCOME TO WPA Education Welfare Services

We help children attend school on time, every day, to fulfil their potential.

WPA works with schools, academies, free schools and pupil referral units across London and SE England, offering a specialist range of services to help you improve attendance and safeguarding.
Established in 2007, WPA is a leading provider of education welfare services in the UK and the only one to be accredited by the British Standards Institute.
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"Attendance has risen and our persistent absence has dropped!"
Kensington Avenue Primary School
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Areas Covered

Working in partnership with over 150 schools throughout South East England.
  • Schools Supported 260 Schools Supported
  • Years of Experience 17 Years of Experience
  • 96% Success Rate 96% Success Rate
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Jan 08th 2024
Major national drive to improve school attendancehttps://t.co/FD6Hy6GtWn#schoolattendance pic.twitter.com/o7HjcBfvwo— WPA Education Welfare Services () January 8, 2024
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Jan 08th 2024
Government to fund school ‘attendance mentors’ in worst-hit areas of England.https://t.co/V2GBHmebCE pic.twitter.com/aJeUrkwCzv— WPA Education Welfare Services () January 8, 2024
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Jan 08th 2024
18 new attendance hubs to help 2,000 schools cut absence.https://t.co/NnOBASnxqA pic.twitter.com/EX5f4WmoNI— WPA Education Welfare Services () January 8, 2024
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Nov 15th 2023
Briefing on school attendance in England. https://t.co/hTOzdvlbTy pic.twitter.com/Jlm2Jg3FwE— WPA Education Welfare Services () November 15, 2023
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Sep 28th 2023
Why is school attendance important and what support is available? https://t.co/zcwbnph1vJ pic.twitter.com/n4pq2pK3YI— WPA Education Welfare Services () September 28, 2023
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Feb 07th 2023
Wellbeing Products to Support Children’s Mental Health https://t.co/JOR1MAqCPz — WPA Education Welfare Services () February 7, 2023
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Dec 01st 2022
School absence pupils to be helped rather than punished https://t.co/t4kjOfXOtF pic.twitter.com/Jao145XC4c— WPA Education Welfare Services () December 1, 2022
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Oct 10th 2022
School absentees storing up problems for decades - Halfon https://t.co/mQbgfclew1 pic.twitter.com/0oejqkXTMo— WPA Education Welfare Services () October 10, 2022
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Sep 14th 2022
Attendance drive steps up as new term starts for millions of pupils https://t.co/IW3yl4idAX pic.twitter.com/WN0cp6qckY— WPA Education Welfare Services () September 14, 2022
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Jun 28th 2022
Warnings of mental health crisis among ‘Covid generation’ of students https://t.co/kr6fvW99eu pic.twitter.com/aNOHJefGM5— WPA Education Welfare Services () June 28, 2022
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Jun 22nd 2022
Middlesbrough selected as first area for pilot scheme targeting poor school attendance https://t.co/35sXqADxjk pic.twitter.com/UOLVfQPq9p— WPA Education Welfare Services () June 22, 2022
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Jun 14th 2022
Boost in activities and food pledged to support children https://t.co/kM3VjVLBjF pic.twitter.com/uaajhT90xS— WPA Education Welfare Services () June 14, 2022
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May 09th 2022
PM cracks down on school truancy in England and plans to give all children the ‘opportunity to thrive’ https://t.co/NM07ZRz1ih pic.twitter.com/knMNfx4dDG— WPA Education Welfare Services () May 9, 2022
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Mar 09th 2022
Almost two million pupils regularly missing school https://t.co/wo6amUZASm pic.twitter.com/MrcItTiTCC— WPA Education Welfare Services () March 9, 2022
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Mar 02nd 2022
'Special educational needs families are falling through the cracks' https://t.co/6LrhyujHZ9 pic.twitter.com/ujINoGXdyl— WPA Education Welfare Services () March 2, 2022
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Jan 26th 2022
New measures to increase school attendance https://t.co/Y3HMeysEr1 pic.twitter.com/Pjxjy85iSf— WPA Education Welfare Services () January 26, 2022
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Jan 06th 2022
Return to school: 4 key points from Zahawi's statement https://t.co/MCVMbauYwD pic.twitter.com/Qo6W2ITKCr— WPA Education Welfare Services () January 6, 2022
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Nov 19th 2021
Mental health: Anxiety, depression and self-harm on rise among teens https://t.co/1hxEKGur6O pic.twitter.com/O2Zexfp0qX— WPA Education Welfare Services () November 19, 2021
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Nov 04th 2021
Around 248,000 pupils off school due to Covid in week before half-term https://t.co/Uf5Bsd6Dqd pic.twitter.com/iY2sbeuaML— WPA Education Welfare Services () November 4, 2021
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Oct 13th 2021
Nadhim Zahawi vows to tackle persistent pupil absences 'head on' https://t.co/VXlaBp0l9b pic.twitter.com/5MCrNq4gD4— WPA Education Welfare Services () October 13, 2021
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Schools Currently Supported

Schools Currently Supported

Years of Experience

Years of Experience

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Children Supported (so far)

Children Supported (so far)

Our Services

Education Welfare Officers

Education Welfare Officers

Our experienced education welfare officers can work alongside your staff and families to remove barriers to attendance.

Attendance Audits and Evaluations

Attendance Audits and Evaluations

An audit by our specialist staff is an ideal place to start if you are looking to improve attendance.

Attendance Training

Attendance Training

Giving your staff the skills and confidence they need to boost and sustain high attendance.

Early Intervention Family Workers

Early Intervention Family Workers

We offer one-to-one casework and family support to address safeguarding concerns and help children attend school regularly.

Attendance Rewards Schemes

Attendance Rewards Schemes

Helping you find the right attendance reward scheme for your school.

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