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by Ros
on 30 April 2012
in Our News
From 30th April 2012, first-class stamps will to rise from 46p to 60p while second-class stamps will go up from 36p to 50p, but did you know that Call Parents allows your school to text letters to parents directly for the cost of a text?
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by Ros
on 20 April 2012
in In the News
Passmores Academy in Essex was the school immortalised in the recent Channel 4 television documentary Educating Essex. Headteacher Vick Goddard discusses how he deals with the issues of truancy at the school.
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by Ros
on 05 April 2012
in In the News
Sending cheques or cash to cover school lunch money could be a thing of the past with a new e-payment application from Contact Group.
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by Ros
on 05 April 2012
in In the News
The Department for Education has released figures on absence in schools, whcih shows that although absenteeism on a whole is falling, truancy levels are not.
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by Ros
on 05 April 2012
in In the News
By using systems that directly address the threat of truancy becoming an issue, schools and local authorities can ensure education of students remains a top priority, writes Stephen Clarke
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by Ros
on 05 April 2012
in News Releases
In response to the truancy statistics released that show an increase in levels of truancy in the UK, Stephen Clarke, Managing Director of Contact Group (www.the-contactgroup.com) comments:
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by Ros
on 13 March 2012
in Our News
Contact Group will be exhibiting at the Coventry City Head Teachers Conference and Exhibition being held on Friday, 16th March 2012 at the Royal Court Hotel, Coventry.
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by Ros
on 21 February 2012
in Our News
Further to news reports that Education Secretary, Michael Gove, plans to crack down on parents who take children out of school during term-time to go on holiday, as well as issue tougher fines for truancy in a drive to improve attendance rates, Stephen Clarke, Managing Director
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by Ros
on 07 February 2012
in In the News
Stephen Clarke, MD for Contact Group introduces two new products for Spring 2012 during BESA Interview.
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by Ros
on 30 January 2012
in Our News
We have now launched a brand new online Parental Payment Solution for existing and new customers alike at only £99 per annum.
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by Ros
on 13 January 2012
in News Releases
Harrogate High School in North Yorkshire is demonstrating best practice in the use of automatic notification systems to streamline staff processes, enabling the school to run more efficiently and saving the amount of time school staff spend undertaking administrative duties, suc
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by Ros
on 04 January 2012
in In the News
A series of live radio 2.0 shows held before and during the Bett 2012 Show.
Listen to Stephen Clarke on Bett Radio Interview No 5 - "Getting the most from Bett".
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by Ros
on 03 January 2012
in News Releases
On Stand A31 at BETT 2012, Contact Group (trading name of Truancy Call Ltd) will be showcasing its extended portfolio of award-winning automatic notification systems. These include Looked After Call, a solution to monitor the attendance of Looked after Children and a new ‘Text
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by Stephen
on 20 December 2011
in Our News
We will be showcasing at BETT our new Online Parental Payment Solution and a new version of Call Parents both available Spring 2012.
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by Ros
on 16 December 2011
in In the News
A Carlisle secondary school is sending parents texts to update them on their child's progress.
Richard Rose Central Academy will also use automated phone calls and e-mails to keep them informed.
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by Ros
on 24 November 2011
in Our News
Contact Group will be on stand D9 at the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust National Conference Exhibition (SSAT) now renamed as The Schools Network Conference being held on the 1st and 2nd December at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham.
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by Ros
on 21 November 2011
in In the News
Stephen Clarke, MD for Contact Group gives comments on bullying and Anti Bullying week.
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by Stephen
on 18 November 2011
in Our News
We are very proud to announce that Contact Group have been recognised as the Technology Supplier of the Year at the 2011 EducationInvestor Awards.
This achievement acknowledges outstanding business success in the educator sector - finalists were judged by EducationInvestor’
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by Ros
on 14 November 2011
in Our News
Bullying can have a huge impact on a young person's life, especially their school life. If children are being bullied they may be reluctant to attend school and may find it difficult to focus in lessons, factors that can have a significant impact on their overall attainment as
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by Ros
on 24 October 2011
in In the News
Statistics published by the Department for Education showed that of the 39,500 pupils enrolled at state-funded primary and secondary schools in the borough, some 2.592 pupils were deemed to be persistent absentees in the Spring and Autumn terms this year.
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by Ros
on 21 October 2011
in Our News
Long range weather forecasts predict snow is on the way.
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by Ros
on 21 October 2011
in In the News
Comments from Stephen Clarke following the release of the truancy stats.
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by Ros
on 28 September 2011
in Our News
Following the Government’s release of the Children Looked After by Local Authorities in England statistics today (28th September 2011), which reveal an increase of two per cent in the number of Looked After Children in the UK since 2010, Stephen Clarke, Managing Director of Cont
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by Ros
on 26 September 2011
in Our News
Earlier this year, over 5,000 schools went on strike (3,000 of which closed completely). Schools up and down the country were affected, as they were in the extreme weather conditions last year when many were forced to close after the UK experienced the heaviest snow falls in 18
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by Ros
on 21 September 2011
in In the News
How automation can help deal with school closures - comments by Stephen Clarke, MD, Contact Group
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by Ros
on 15 September 2011
in Our News
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new support site to allow your school to self help, submit a ticket or 'live chat' with our support team
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by Ros
on 05 September 2011
in Our News
This week it has been reported that the Government is considering withdrawing Child Benefit payments from parents of school children who play truant.
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by Ros
on 26 August 2011
in In the News
Contact Group comments after release of Spring 2011 Truancy stats.
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by Stephen
on 24 August 2011
in Our News
Stephen Clarke, Managing Director of Contact Group (www.the-contactgroup.com), comments on the release of the Pupil Absence in Schools in England statistics today for Spring term 2011, showing a slight decrease in levels of truancy:
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by Ros
on 24 August 2011
in In the News
Following the Government's release of the Pupil Absence in Schools in England statistics today for Spring term 2011, which reveal a decrease in truancy levels from last year, Stephen Clarke, Managing Director of Contact Group (www.the-contactgroup.com), comments:
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by Ros
on 15 August 2011
in In the News
Stephen Clarke, Managing Director of Contact Group provides an entrepreneur profile for Real Business
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by Ros
on 08 August 2011
in Our News
If your school switches to or purchases Call Parents text and email messaging system before 30th September 2011, your school will be entered into a prize draw to win an iPad2.
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by Ros
on 04 August 2011
in In the News
The EducationInvestors Awards winners list - see Contact Group listed at Technology Supplier of the year 2011.
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by Ros
on 27 July 2011
in Our News
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Technology Supplier of the Year in the 2011 Education Investor Awards, for demonstrating outstanding business success in the education sector.
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by Ros
on 21 July 2011
in Our News
The new 'Text a Letter' function offered by Contact Group is proving popular with schools.
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by Ros
on 18 July 2011
in News Releases
Birmingham-based telecommunications company, Contact Group (www.the-contactgroup.com), is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for Technology Supplier of the Year in the 2011 EducationInvestor Awards! Contact Group has been recognised for demonstrating outstanding busin
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by Ros
on 15 July 2011
in In the News
Contact Group, the new trading name of Truancy Call Ltd, enables schools and local authorities to disseminate important information quickly and easily via email, SMS and automated phone call.
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by Ros
on 15 July 2011
in In the News
Stephen Clarke, MD providing an expert comment to www.growingbusiness.co.uk about how to judge the progress of your business, in the Growth Strategies section of the website.
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by Ros
on 14 July 2011
in Our News
The Government has announced tougher guidelines on truancy, which will take effect from October 2011.
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by Ros
on 13 July 2011
in In the News
"Contact Group welcomes the Department for Education's new guidelines on truancy to change the definition of "persistent absence" from missing 20 percent of lessons to missing 15 percent".
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by Ros
on 13 July 2011
in News Releases
The Government has announced tougher guidelines on truancy, which will take effect from October 2011
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by Ros
on 30 June 2011
in News Releases
Over half a million text messages have been sent to parents as schools closed due to strike action. At the click of a button, schools are using Call Parents (www.callparents.com), an automated notification system, to quickly alert parents of the closures by text message and auto
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by Stephen
on 27 June 2011
in Our News
Teachers strikes can bring with them potential parental confusion which could inundate school office staff with queries - will the school be open or closed, what will happen to pupils lessons when a teacher does strike, etc.
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by Ros
on 02 June 2011
in News Releases
Truancy Call, now trading as Contact Group, has extended its portfolio of award-winning automatic notification systems with the launch of e-Mentoring, designed to provide secure and convenient e-Mentoring by text message and online; Looked After Call, an effective online solutio
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by Stephen
on 27 May 2011
in Our News
It's all change here at the Truancy Call/Call Parents headquarters with some exciting new developments taking place which we would like to share.
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by Ros
on 27 May 2011
in Our News
Contact Group have added to their range of extra products for Schools and Local Authorities.
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by Ros
on 21 February 2011
in In the News
TECHNOLOGY is being used by Downend School to tackle truancy.
The school has signed up to a system that allows staff to contact parents by e-mail, text message and voice calling as soon as their children are absent without permission.
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by Ros
on 11 January 2011
in In the News
A school in the Peterborough area is introducing cutting-edge technology in its fight against truancy.
Casterton Business and Enterprise College, in Stamford, is attempting to tackle students skipping lessons with Truancy Call,
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by Ros
on 07 June 2010
in In the News
I’m about to relocate my consultancy business from home to a small office space and will be taking staff. I’m starting from scratch with office equipment and don’t know whether to buy everything separately or go for a package. How can I minimise costs while future proofing to ma
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by Ros
on 04 June 2010
in In the News
A TEXT-a-truant service designed to catch teenagers bunking from school by sending messages to their parents has been credited with improving attendance at four Westminster schools.
The system, known as Truancy Call, automatically sends a text message or recorded voice mail t
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by Ros
on 03 June 2010
in In the News
A TEXT-A-TRUANT service designed to catch teenagers bunking off from school by messaging their parents has been credited with improving attendance at two Camden schools.
The system, called Truancy Call, automatically sends a text message or a recorded voicemail to parents if
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by Ros
on 28 May 2010
in In the News
HOUNSLOW pupils have collectively skived off 20,000 school days in just one term according to figures.
Figures released by the Government's department for education, show that in 2009's Autumn term, 24,158 school days were missed by primary and secondary pupils playing truant.
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by Ros
on 28 May 2010
in In the News
Thousands of local pupils skipped school last year, a report has revealed.
Figures released show that out of the of 31,590 enrolments in Central Bedfordshire for maintained primary and state-funded secondary schools, 1,270 (four per cent) skipped more than 28 sessions and 140
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by Ros
on 26 May 2010
in News Releases
Government figures released today (26th May 2010) reveal that unauthorised absence in England’s schools has dropped for the first time in at least three years, decreasing from 0.98 percent in autumn term 2008 to 0.93 percent in autumn term 2009.
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by Ros
on 20 April 2010
in In the News
Latest Government figures reveal that unauthorised absence in England’s schools has reached a record high, rising from 1.01 per cent in 2007-2008 to 1.05 per cent in 2008-2009). The statistics report on absence in primary, secondary and special schools, city technology colleges
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by Ros
on 07 April 2010
in In the News
Primary school children in Hammersmith and Fulham missed more days of school than kids in any other Inner London borough last year.
Government figures revealed the borough's 7,600 primary pupils missed 6.11 per cent of half days last year, 1.18 per cent of which were truant,
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by Ros
on 29 March 2010
in In the News
Fewer Wigan pupils are skipping school than last year, according to a new report.
Figures released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families reveal that during the academic year of 2008/09, 5.63 per cent of lessons were missed by Wigan's primary and secondary schoo
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by Ros
on 25 March 2010
in In the News
Children who are persistently absent from school are being targeted as part of a new Government initiative.
By 2011, they don't want any authority to have more than 5 percent of secondary school pupils playing truant.
Truancy Call is used in over 13-hundred schools across
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by Ros
on 21 February 2010
in In the News
A SWINDON school is using the latest technology in an innovative approach to tackling truancy.
Nova Hreod College has implemented Truancy Call (www.truancycall.com), which allows school staff to make first-day contact with parents of absent children by email, text message and
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by Ros
on 21 February 2010
in In the News
A SWINDON school is using the latest technology in an innovative approach to tackling truancy.
Nova Hreod College has implemented Truancy Call (www.truancycall.com), which allows school staff to make first-day contact with parents of absent children by email, text message and
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by Ros
on 19 February 2010
in In the News
A SCHOOL is using text messaging technology to tackle truancy.
Willowfield School, in Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow, has set up a system which automatically notifies parents, who have registered, that their child is not attending classes.
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by Ros
on 18 February 2010
in In the News
PARENTS in Monmouthshire are keeping tabs on their children via text message.
A new telephone system to tackle truancy has been tested at Caldicot School – and staff are already feeling the benefit.
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by Ros
on 18 January 2010
in News Releases
In 2010, secondary schools will be looking for more effective ways to engage with parents through technology, in preparation for the Government’s 2010 real-time reporting targets.
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by Ros
on 18 January 2010
in News Releases
Truancy Call Ltd (Stand A76) is exhibiting the latest automatic parent notification technology at BETT 2010. It is urging schools to implement this alongside virtual learning environments (VLEs) to engage all parents, including non-internet users.
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by Ros
on 08 January 2010
in In the News
A MONMOUTHSHIRE school is the first in Gwent to introduce a new form of technology aimed at tackling truancy.
Caldicot Comprehensive School is taking a proactive approach to tackling pupil absence with Truancy Call - a service which automatically contacts parents by e-mail, t
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by Ros
on 06 January 2010
in In the News
PARENTS of pupils at Forrester High School will now receive alerts by e-mail, text and voice calling if their children go missing from school.
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by Ros
on 06 January 2010
in News Releases
Half a million alerts have been sent to parents over the last few days as schools closed due to heavy snow. Using Call Parents, an automated notification system, schools alerted parents of the closures quickly using text messages and automated phone calls. Over 100,000 alerts we
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by Ros
on 18 December 2009
in In the News
More than 2,000 schools were forced to close today as heavy snow and freezing temperatures made roads impassable and caused heating systems to break down.
Kent and Hertfordshire were worst hit, with around 350 schools closed for the last day of term in each.
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by Ros
on 22 October 2009
in News Releases
Birmingham-based telecommunications company Truancy Call Ltd (www.truancycall.com) has been short-listed for a 2009 Growing Business Award in the ‘Technology and Innovation’ category. Having been selected from almost 200 entries, Truancy Call Ltd has been recognised for its effe
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by Ros
on 20 October 2009
in In the News
Truancy rates rose last year, latest statistics reveal.
Overall unauthorised absence rates for autumn term 2008 and spring term 2009 rose to 1.03 per cent, up from 0.97 per cent for the same two terms last year.
Authorised absence remained relatively constant at 5.28 per cent,
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by Ros
on 17 September 2009
in News Releases
Truancy Call Ltd (Stand L10) is exhibiting the latest automatic parent notification technology at The Scottish Learning Festival. It is urging Scottish schools to implement this alongside virtual learning environments (VLEs) to engage all parents, including non-internet users
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by Ros
on 03 September 2009
in In the News
Companies seeking to beat the recession are commonly advised to ?nd clients in the public sector, where spending can be less constrained by commercial pressures and opportunities exist for companies with niche services or innovations that help government achieve social provision
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by Ros
on 05 August 2009
in News Releases
Truancy Call Ltd (Stand A76) will be exhibiting the latest automatic parent notification technology at BETT 2010. It is urging schools to implement this alongside virtual learning environments (VLEs) to engage all parents, including non-internet users.
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by Ros
on 20 July 2009
in News Releases
St Edward’s Comprehensive School in Romford is taking a proactive approach to tackling unauthorised absence with Truancy Call (www.truancycall.com) - technology which allows school staff to make first-day contact with parents of absent children by email, text message and voice c
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by Ros
on 20 July 2009
in News Releases
Fairisle Junior School in Southampton is taking a proactive approach to improving pupil attendance with Truancy Call (www.truancycall.com) - technology which allows school staff to make first-day contact with parents of absent children by email, text message and voice calling
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by Ros
on 13 July 2009
in In the News
The public sector is vast, so first establish which markets are the most profitable for you to tap into. Identify a particular market need that your consultancy addresses rather than spreading yourself thinly across the range. Once you have tested the water, look for opportuniti
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by Ros
on 07 July 2009
in In the News
The number of school sessions missed by pupils in Bracknell Forest has dropped by more than 4,000 in one year.
Official figures show the overall rate of absence in the borough’s schools dropped by 0.22 per cent, or 4,151 sessions, comparing the autumn term of 2007 to the autu
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by Ros
on 25 June 2009
in In the News
SECONDARY schools in Halton have some of the worst truancy rates in the country.
But the borough says the bald facts mask the true picture of class absenteeism.
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by Ros
on 19 June 2009
in In the News
PUPILS in Swindon missed 12,700 school lessons without permission during their first term back in Autumn 2008.
In total, they missed six per cent of all their lessons during that period, which is equivalent to more than 86,000 classes. The truancy rates were released by the D
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by Ros
on 19 June 2009
in In the News
Latest truancy figures have revealed there were more than 113,000 half day absences at county schools during the autumn term last year.
The figures, which take into account primary and second schools, were among the highest in the East Midlands.
School absentee is measured
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by Ros
on 20 May 2009
in News Releases
Acorn Integrated Primary School in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, is taking a proactive approach to improving communication with parents by installing Call Parents (www.callparents.com). This technology allows school staff to send texts, automated phone calls and emails to inf
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by Ros
on 12 May 2009
in News Releases
Birmingham-based telecommunications company Truancy Call Ltd (www.truancycall.com) has been short-listed for a National Business Award 2009 (Wales, Midlands and East Anglia region) in the ‘Orange Best Use of Technology in Business’ category. Having been selected from almost 200
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by Ros
on 02 April 2009
in In the News
Pupils at Bishop Gore Comprehensive have become used to their parents or guardians receiving an automated phone call if they fail to register each day.
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by Ros
on 02 April 2009
in In the News
HUNDREDS more children are arriving on time to Bishop Gore School rather than playing truant, and it's all down to an automatic phone system.
Three years ago, the school in De-La-Beche Road had a problem with pupils staying away without permission.
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by Ros
on 01 April 2009
in In the News
Stephen Clarke’s business, Truancy Call has been unaffected by the recession and helped by heavy snowfall. Now, the winner of Best use of Technology is poised to take America.
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by Ros
on 01 April 2009
in In the News
Bishop Gore School in Sketty is celebrating the success of a data strategy introduced to combat truancy.
An awards ceremony will take place at the school tomorrow (April 2nd) to recognise ten students who have an excellent attendance record, reports publictechnology.net.
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by Ros
on 24 March 2009
in In the News
Birmingham-based telecommunications company Truancy Call has received an award for its Best Use of Technology at the Fast Growth Business Awards 2009. Selected from over 200 entries, Truancy Call Ltd won the award for achieving outstanding business growth through innovative use
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by Ros
on 24 March 2009
in News Releases
Celebrating improved student attendance, Bishop Gore School in Sketty, Swansea, is holding a prize-giving to award ten students for excellent attendance on 2nd April 2009. The event is being sponsored by Truancy Call Ltd (www.truancycall.com) which provides an automated notifica
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by Ros
on 19 March 2009
in In the News
Truancy rates of pupils at schools in West Sussex have continually fallen since 2005.
Both the number of half days missed and the percentage of persistent absentees has decreased year-on-year.
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by Ros
on 19 March 2009
in News Releases
Birmingham-based telecommunications company Truancy Call Ltd (www.truancycall.com) has received a coveted award for its Best Use of Technology at the Fast Growth Business Awards 2009. Selected from over 200 entries, Truancy Call Ltd won the award for achieving outstanding busine
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by Ros
on 16 March 2009
in In the News
TRUANCY statistics released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families have revealed a slight increase in national truancy, but the figure has dropped in Lincolnshire.
The figures show an overall increase of 0.01 per cent, but persistent absentees at Lincolnshire's
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by Ros
on 05 March 2009
in In the News
TRUANCY rates have fallen in the borough over the past year, according to annual pupil absence statistics for 2007 to 2008.
Figures from the department for children, schools and families revealed that fewer youngsters were skipping school in Warrington, unlike the national tr
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by Ros
on 05 March 2009
in In the News
County's secondary schools have the lowest persistent truancy rates in the East of England
Once-truant teenagers are now staying in Bedfordshire's schools, according to new Government figures.
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by Ros
on 23 February 2009
in In the News
AT least 11 children aged six and under have been referred to the Children's Reporter for skiving school in Edinburgh in the last year.
The youngsters' parents have been asked to explain their child's repeated absences after concerns were flagged up by their schools and socia
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by Ros
on 12 February 2009
in In the News
Truancy rates in England have risen, according to the latest Government figures.
The annual statistics for 2007/08 show that average unauthorised absence for primary, secondary and special schools in England have risen from one per cent last year to 1.1 per cent in this survey.
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by Ros
on 03 February 2009
in News Releases
Award-winning Birmingham-based telecommunications company Truancy Call Ltd (www.truancycall.com) has been short-listed for the Fast Growth Business Awards 2009 in the ‘Best Use of Technology’ category. Having been selected from over 200 entries Truancy Call Ltd has been recognis
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by Ros
on 30 January 2009
in In the News
St Augustine’s College in Abbeyside, Dungarvan, is tackling unauthorised absence with technology by installing the automatic parent notification system, ‘Truancy Call’. Truancy Call (www.truancycall.com) allows school staff to implement first day contact with parents of absentee
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by Ros
on 30 January 2009
in In the News
Truancy Call allows school staff to implement first day contact with parents of absentees via email, SMS text and voice calling to obtain a direct response from the parent without the need to invest in new telephone systems, additional phone lines or a new computer.
The syste
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by Ros
on 30 January 2009
in News Releases
Tim Hill, 30, who lives and works in Tamworth, will join six other IT professionals and PC enthusiasts from all over the UK on a nine-day fundraising expedition across the remote Simien Mountains in Ethiopia, with five days trekking off the beaten track. He is appealing to local
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by Ros
on 21 January 2009
in In the News
LOW school attendance rates are starting to improve in Torbay as schools introduce new measures to get tough on students skipping classes, it was revealed today.
New moves include truancy teams offering support to children and families so problems do not escalate to the point
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by Ros
on 26 November 2008
in News Releases
The schools minister, Jim Knight, has urged schools to do more to engage parents, “our best ally”, to improve children’s learning. He has also emphasised the importance of technology to achieve this. Edward Caines, Headteacher at Woodside Primary School, discusses how Call Paren
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by Ros
on 18 November 2008
in In the News
Schools in Leicester have introduced a new anti-bullying scheme for pupils to report incidents.
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by Ros
on 17 November 2008
in In the News
Events to highlight the horrors of bullying are taking place this week.
Leicester City Council is due to reveal a number of measures it is taking aimed at preventing bullying and helping victims as well as pledging action to stamp out the problem.
This includes the launch
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by Ros
on 07 November 2008
in News Releases
Truancy Call Ltd (stand A76), a leading provider of automatic notification services, is showcasing its latest feature of Truancy Call at BETT 2009 which allows schools to monitor pupil attendance lesson-by-lesson. This new service is currently being used in schools across the c
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by Ros
on 22 October 2008
in In the News
Schools across the county are winning the battle against truancy.
According to new statistics released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the number of half-day absences in Northamptonshire schools has fallen by 15,000 in the past year.
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by Ros
on 29 September 2008
in In the News
MANCHESTER schools are bombarding parents of absent pupils with hourly text messages in a bid to drive up attendance. Pupils at the city's secondary schools recorded the second-worst level of absence in Britain last year.
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by Ros
on 23 September 2008
in News Releases
St Augustine’s College in Abbeyside, Dungarvan, is tackling unauthorised absence with technology by installing the automatic parent notification system Truancy Call.
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by Ros
on 22 September 2008
in In the News
Children suffering abuse will soon be able to contact the NSPCC's ChildLine via text messages and the internet.
The NSPCC hopes to reach more at-risk children by making use of the technology that youngsters are comfortable and familiar with.
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by Ros
on 02 September 2008
in News Releases
Truancy Call Ltd (stand A76), a leading provider of automatic notification services, will be showcasing its latest feature of Truancy Call at BETT 2009 which allows schools to monitor pupil attendance lesson-by-lesson. This new service is currently being used in schools across t
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by Ros
on 01 September 2008
in News Releases
On an average day in Scotland, around 5,000 pupils play truant from school according to 2005/6 Scottish Executive figures. In the capital, this is particularly prevalent, with almost half of pupils at state high schools having skived off by the time they reach their third year*.
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by Ros
on 17 July 2008
in In the News
Barnsley Council’s new e-mentoring scheme is now available in every school in Barnsley. The scheme is being provided by Truancy Call Ltd and here is a summary of the main features:
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by Ros
on 17 July 2008
in News Releases
Mentoring has long been known to have a significant impact on the achievement, motivation and learning experience of students. Michelle Atkinson, Strategic ICT Coordinator at Kingstone School, Barnsley talks to SecEd about her school’s mentoring strategy, Barnsley Metropolitan B
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by Ros
on 14 July 2008
in News Releases
The Samuel Whitbread Community College in Bedfordshire is tackling unauthorised absence with technology by installing the automatic parent notification system Truancy Call
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by Ros
on 02 July 2008
in News Releases
Newnham Middle School in Bedford is tackling unauthorised absence with technology by installing the automatic parent notification system Truancy Call.
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by Ros
on 26 June 2008
in News Releases
Stafford Sports College is tackling unauthorised absence with technology by installing the automatic parent notification system Truancy Call. Truancy Call (www.truancycall.com) allows school staff to implement first day contact with parents of absentees via email, SMS text and v
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by Ros
on 10 April 2008
in In the News
PUPILS beware - parents have a new way of finding out if you are skipping class.
That is the case at one Harrow school, which is using the latest technology to call, text or e-mail parents to find out why children are not attending lessons.
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by Ros
on 26 March 2008
in In the News
PARENTS beware – Macclesfield schoolchildren are among the worst in Cheshire for skipping school and could be on the road to a life of crime. Shocking new statistics reveal the borough has the second highest level of truancy in the county, with the town’s kids only faring better
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by Ros
on 05 March 2008
in In the News
Salespeople: love them or hate them, they can make or break your business. So how do you make sure they’re fired up, ready to go and eager to make you a mint? We asked entrepreneurs like you to tell us what works
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by Ros
on 28 February 2008
in In the News
PUPILS in Mid-Ulster who are the victims of bullies now have the chance to report their tormentors in confidence.
An innovative new texting service allows pupils to alert their school using modern technology – they can text, phone or go online. The school is then alerted to t
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by Ros
on 23 January 2008
in In the News
A UTTOXETER businessman has come top of the class after receiving a prestigious award for his anti-truancy telephone system.
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