Simon Blake
Deputy Director, School Attendance,
Department for Education
Simon Blake is the senior civil servant responsible for the Department for Education’s work on school attendance. He leads a team of civil servants responsible for the policy framework and regulations relating to attendance as well as the wider system support offer on improving attendance (including Attendance and Behaviour hubs).
Sessions
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23-Jan-2026SEND TheatreThe belonging gap: Using inclusion data to improve attendance and outcomes

