Acknowledgements
First, I would like to thank the Editorial Board and Routledge for having the confidence to invite me to undertake the lead Editorial role in bringing together this Special Double Edition of Educational Studies on the theme of Managing and Improving School Attendance and Behaviour: New Approaches and Initiatives. It is extremely pleasing that we have managed to attract such a wide range of high-quality submissions.
Second, I would like to thank all the contributors and peer review referees for all their hard work throughout the process.
Third, I would like to thank Dr Kevin Downing, the Editor-in-Chief of Educational Studies and Ian White of Taylor & Francis for all their help, advice and support.
Finally, I would like to thank Lucy Robertshaw for all her technical support throughout the duration of the different tasks which were required throughout a very demanding and time-consuming process.