As Dr Vance mentioned in his recent newsletter, Highland Council are keen to understand the barriers to high attendance and would very much appreciate it if any parent who struggles to get their child to come to school or is worried about their child’s attendance would take 3-5 minutes to complete the parental survey. We also need to hear from pupils who struggle- or fail- to attend so that we better understand what we can do to make school and education a more appealing prospect.