Andrew Hill

Head of Educational Partnership, FFT

Andrew Hill is Head of Educational Partnerships at FFT Education, where he has spent over a decade helping schools and trusts improve through strategic partnerships and data driven insight. With more than 25 years’ experience in data and literacy focused educational work, he leads FFT’s partnership, policy and thought leadership programmes, supporting organisations to use analytics that strengthen teaching, leadership and long term planning. A strong advocate for reducing educational disadvantage, Andrew believes no child’s background or postcode should limit their potential. He champions ambitious expectations, effective use of data, strong early education and literacy as the foundations for every learner to thrive.

Hall 8a

1 Series two

The attendance puzzle: Patterns, problems, and policy implications

Despite modest improvements in pupil attendance across England, absence rates remain stubbornly above pre-pandemic levels. Drawing on the latest insights from FFT’s Education Datalab and Attendance Tracker, we’ll unpack the complex landscape of school attendance in 2024/25 to support trust leaders to navigate the challenge with a clear and confident data-informed approach. We’ll explore emerging patterns across primary and secondary phases and examine the implications through a leadership lens. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the drivers behind the trends, the policy levers available to address persistent absence, and how to use attendance data to inform targeted interventions and resource allocation.

10:45

1 Main programme

Community Supporter spotlight: A system perspective - Navigating uncertainty, accountability and emerging policy

A short address from Andrew Hill, Head of Educational Partnerships, FFT.