Proud to Be a RISE Hub Lead School

At Ark St Alban’s Academy, we are honoured to serve as a RISE Hub Lead School, helping strengthen attendance and behaviour across the region. Through our Hub work, we collaborate with partner schools to build expertise, share impactful practice, and support long-lasting improvement for all pupils.

How We Support Schools

Our RISE Hub programme focuses on empowering schools to create strong, consistent, and supportive environments where pupils can thrive. We offer guidance and development across several core areas:

Understanding Barriers & Building Support

  • Identifying the underlying causes of pupil absence
  • Strengthening relationships with families
  • Ensuring support is targeted, timely, and rooted in real insight

Developing Effective Attendance Structures

  • Designing clear, robust systems that encourage early action
  • Embedding routines that ensure consistency across all staff
  • Creating a school culture where attendance is everyone’s responsibility

Using Data with Purpose

  • Making attendance and behaviour data meaningful and accessible
  • Supporting leaders to interpret trends and intervene strategically
  • Enabling data-informed decision-making at every level

Graduated Responses That Work

  • Establishing structured pathways for attendance support
  • Building tiered behaviour systems that promote inclusion and positive conduct
  • Ensuring staff, families, and pupils understand each stage of the process

Implementing Proven Strategies

  • Helping schools choose and apply evidence-based interventions
  • Supporting the evaluation of impact and refinement of practice
  • Showcasing approaches that have already made a measurable difference

Developing Staff Through Practice

  • Providing practical training rooted in real scenarios
  • Building confidence through rehearsal, modelling, and feedback
  • Ensuring staff feel equipped to respond effectively and consistently

Our Vision

At Ark St Alban’s Academy, we believe every young person deserves to feel safe, connected, and able to attend every day. Our RISE Hub work reflects our commitment to supporting schools, so every pupil has the opportunity to succeed.

Get In Touch

If you would like to attend one of our sessions or explore how we can support your school, please email info@arkstalbans.org and a member of our team will contact you shortly.