Question: What are the guidelines for vulnerable students attendance?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
section_headers: Attendance of vulnerable children and young people
Specific attendance considerations for alternative provision providers
section_content: Alternative provision (AP) settings should follow the same principles and
guidance as mainstream schools and welcome back, from the week commencing 1
June, all children in reception, year 1 and year 6.
AP settings do not have a year 12, so they should also offer some face to face
contact for students in year 10 and year 11 to supplement their remote
education, as they are approaching key transition points. Children and young
people who are considered to be vulnerable - as per the definition in section
1 above - should be encouraged to attend provision regardless of their year
group, where attendance is appropriate.
In line with the advice for mainstream provision, as much as possible,
protective measures should be adhered to and class or group sizes should be
small, as set out in implementing protective measures in education and
childcare settings
guidance.
*[AP]: alternative provision

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This guidance is for the schools to implement and has very little to do with vulnerable children.
This mentions that vulnerable students are encouraged to attend, though doesn't go into much detail.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
section_headers: Attendance of vulnerable children and young people
Attendance of children and young people who are otherwise vulnerable
section_content: This group includes children and young people across all year groups who have
been assessed as being otherwise vulnerable by educational providers or local
authorities (including children’s social care services), and who could
therefore benefit from continued attendance. This might include children on
the edge of receiving support from children’s social care services, adopted
children, those at risk of becoming NEET, those living in temporary
accommodation, those who are young carers and others at the provider and local
authority’s discretion.
Educational providers - together with other relevant partners such as local
authorities, where appropriate - should:

identify children or young people who may fall into this ‘otherwise vulnerable’ category - noting that the examples given above do not constitute an exhaustive list of children and young people who might be ‘otherwise vulnerable’
contact these children and young people and their parents/carers to make them aware that they are eligible for a place
encourage their attendance, where it is appropriate, and if absent, follow up with the parent/carer to explore reasons for absence

*[NEET]: not in employment, education or training

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The information is about how to identify vulnerable children but does not say what they should do themselves.
This has a detailed explanation of what providers should to to encourage vulnerable students' attendance.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
Excellent

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: Prioritising pupils
What are our expectations regarding vulnerable children and young people attending educational settings?
section_content: Vulnerable children and young people’s attendance is expected, where it is
appropriate for them (i.e. where there are no shielding concerns for the child
or their household, and/or following a risk assessment for children with an
EHC plan), so that they can gain the educational and wellbeing benefits of
attending. Vulnerable children and young people – regardless of year group –
that have not been attending in the recent period are expected to return to
school where this would now be appropriate for them to do so. A brief summary
of attendance expectations across the different groups of vulnerable children
and young people is as follows:

for vulnerable children and young people who have a social worker, attendance is expected unless the child/household is shielding or clinically vulnerable (see the advice set out by Public Health England on households with possible coronavirus infection, and shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable).
for vulnerable children and young people who have an education health and care (EHC) plan, attendance is expected where it is determined, following risk assessment, that their needs can be as safely or more safely met in the educational environment. Read further guidance on temporary Changes to education, health and care (EHC) needs and assessments
for vulnerable children and young people who are deemed otherwise vulnerable, at the school, college or local authority discretion, attendance is expected unless the child/household is shielding or clinically vulnerable (see the advice set out by Public Health England on households with possible coronavirus infection, and shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable).

*[EHC]: Education, Health and Care

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This gives guideline for when and how vulnerable children should return to school.
This is a detailed multi-paragraph explanation of the various expectations for vulnerable student attendance.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Excellent