Attendance
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Attendance is everyone's responsibility. It is monitored as attendance and punctuality daily as well as your child's learning and well being is at the heart of everything we do.
We cannot be complacent where there are instances of persistently low attendance, or if children are regularly late to school below are some ways we ensure attendance and punctuality remain a high priority in school.
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Attendance is monitored daily by the office staff.
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School have a thorough and robust system for obtaining the whereabouts of all of our pupils.
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Attendance is everyone's responsibility and any concerns with attendance are raised promptly.
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Weekly Attendance Team meetings occur in school.
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Late sign-in – Office staff will greet you daily at the Main Entrance if your child arrives late where your child will be signed into school and time of arrival recorded.
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Communication with families
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Working with cluster schools to identify families requiring additional support.
Please visit the school office if you wish to make an appointment to speak to a member of staff regarding your child's attendance.
Policies
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Expectations of Parents
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Pupils |
At risk of becoming persistently absent |
Persistently Absent |
Severely absent |
Poor attendance (medical or SEND) |
Social worker involvement |
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Parents are expected to: |
Parents are expected to: |
Parents are expected to: |
Parents are expected to: |
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Ensure your child attends every day that school is open. Inform school as soon as possible before 9:15am when your child is going to be absent. Only request leave of absence in exceptional circumstances and this must be done in advance Book any medical appointments either before or after the school day where possible |
Work together with school to improve their child’s attendance to help understand barriers. Make positive changes to engage with the support offered to prevent the need for formal intervention |
Work together with school and the local authority to improve their child’s attendance to help understand barriers. Engage with any formal support offered including parent contract or individual attendance plan to prevent the need for legal intervention. |
Continue work with school and local authority to improve their child’s attendance to break down any barriers to attendance. Proactively engage with any formal support offered including parent contract or individual attendance plan to prevent the need for legal intervention. |
Work with the school and local authority to help them understand and reduce barriers to attendance. Engage with support offered. |
Work with the school and local authority to help them understand and reduce barriers to attendance. Proactively engage with support offered. |
Persistent Absence
The Attendance Team closely monitors every child's attendance, and will work closely with families whose children’s attendance has become a concern. Help and support is offered, and we ask that parents, in line with the Government's expectations, engage with school to ensure that their child doesn't miss out on their education.
38 sessions equates to 19 days of missed school, this is classed by the Government as persistent absence. Children who are persistently absent from school generally do not do as well as their peers. They may also find it harder to form friendships.