Attendance
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Every week during Celebration assembly the class with the highest attendance and the least late arrivals are awarded with a trophy for that week. Each week, classes score points for their attendance and these are totalled at the end of the term. The class top of the league table in each phase win a prize.
Good attendance is vital to all children's attainment, and improving of social skills and emotional intelligence. Expected attendance across the country is 96% and it is not difficult for this percentage to go down quickly.
For example do you realise ...
- For every day of school missed by a pupil it will reduce their attendance by 0.5%.
- If ten whole days of school have been missed your child will have 95% attendance.
- If twenty whole days of school have been missed your child will have only 90% attendance
If attendance is a concern, we will contact you to discuss, so that we understand why and how we can help.
If you are concerned about your child's attendance, please contact MRs Fitzgerald, one of our Family Liaison Officers.
We follow the DfE Working together to Improve School Attendance approach:
Expect
Aspire to high standards of attendance from all pupils and parents and build a culture where all can, and want to, be in school and ready to learn by prioritising attendance improvement across the school.
Monitor
Rigorously use attendance data to identify patterns of poor attendance (at individual and cohort level) as soon as possible so all parties can work together to resolve them before they become entrenched.
Listen and understand
When a pattern is spotted, discuss with pupils and parents to listen to and understand barriers to attendance and agree how all partners can work together to resolve them.
Facilitate support
Remove barriers in school and help pupils and parents to access the support they need to overcome the barriers outside of school. This might include an early help or whole family plan where absence is a symptom of wider issues.
Formalise support
Where absence persists and voluntary support is not working or not being engaged with, partners should work together to explain the consequences clearly and ensure support is also in place to enable families to respond. Depending on the circumstances this may include formalising support through an attendance contract or education supervision order.
Enforce
Where all other avenues have been exhausted and support is not working or not being engaged with, enforce attendance through statutory intervention: a penalty notice in line with the National Framework or prosecution to protect the pupil’s right to an education.
It is vital that children develop regular attendance habits at an early age. Therefore, the school encourages parents of nursery and reception children who are not yet of compulsory school age to send their children to every session that is available to them. Every child enrolled at our school is expected to attend every day they are required to, on time, so that they can achieve their full potential. We monitor and manage attendance and punctuality across all year groups and expect parents to notify the school of any absence.