The findings come from an evaluation of a government pilot, which saw parent support advisers placed in schools across 20 local authority areas from September 2006 to July 2008.
The £40m programme was developed and delivered on behalf of the government, by the Training and Development Agency for Schools, to provide more advice to parents who need help supporting their own children. As well as improving pupil attendance, outcomes from the pilot included parental engagement with their child's learning and improved relationships between parent and child.
A spokesperson for the Training and Development Agency for Schools said: "Parent support advisers (PSAs) help schools deliver extended services, in particular, parenting support and swift and easy access to targeted and specialist services. The evidence shows that PSAs can help improve school attendance and reduce the number of referrals to services."
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