All parents want their children to do well at school.
To make the most of school, children have to be there.
Please try to make sure:-
o Your child arrives at 8:45 each morning.
o Your child comes to school every day.
The school will:-
o Provide advice if you are having any difficulties.
Top Tips
o If your child needs to miss school because they are unwell, please make sure you ring the office before 8.30 am on their first day of absence.
o You need to report your childs absence daily. Do not wait until they return.
o Please try to organise doctor and dentist appointments out of school hours. If this is not possible, they should still only miss part of the school day.
o Authorised absences are unavoidable absences due to circumstances such as illness and medical appointments.
o Unauthorised absences are avoidable absences due circumstances such as shopping trips, looking after children, day trips.
Holidays in Term Time
Parents are strongly encouraged to take family holidays during the school holidays. We feel that attendance at school is vital if your child is to be as successful as we would all like. No holidays will be authorised during term time. Any holidays taken will be recorded as unauthorised on a child’s attendance register. Any requests for absence due to special circumstances on medical, religious or compassionate nature should be made in writing to the Headteacher.
The school may request a penalty notice from the local authority for any child with more than 10 unauthorised sessions within a 7 week period. This is a fixed penalty of £60 for each parent/carer per child. (If paid within 28 days, rising to £100 thereafter)
If you need further information regarding attendance please see our policy above.
Attendance Matters
Regular school attendance is essential to give your child the best opportunities in life.
Good attendance means a child is less likely to fall behind with their work and more likely to do well in exams.
Research suggests that students who attend school regularly could be less likely to be involved in antisocial behaviour or crime.
Attendance percentage equates to the amount of school time missed
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Every Minute Matters
If you child arrives late to school everyday, their learning begins to suffer.
5 minutes late every day adds up to missing 3 school days
10 mins late every day adds up to missing 6.5 days of school a year.
15 ins late a day means your child is missing 10 days of school a year.
being late by 20 mins each day means your child misses 13 days of school a year.
missing 30 mons of school every day means your child misses 19 school days a year.
How can Parents and Carers help to ensure good attendance at school: -
Absences can hide problems that we could be sorting out together.
If your child is not wanting to attend school for any reason (feeling unwell etc) often is a sign that there is something worrying your child.
Even small issues can be massive worries or concerns to a child. If your child behaviour changes or they are pretending to be sick or just wanting to make excuses to stay at home please consider if there is something worrying your child and speak to the school.
What should you do if your child refuses to attend school?
It is the parent’s and Carers responsibility to let the school know the reason for their child’s absence as soon as possible, on the first and every day of the absence.
Parents and Carers can only explain absences; they cannot authorise them.