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Attendance
Excellent attendance is vital for all our students and so we expect them to have at least 95% attendance. If attendance falls below 94% action from the school’s education and attendance service will be initiated to support attendance.
If your child is absent you must:
Contact us as soon as possible on the first day of absence before 09:00 and every day of absence thereafter.
Send a note in on the first day they return with an explanation of the absence – you must do this even if you have already telephoned us.
Or, you can call into school and report to reception.
If your child is absent we will:
Telephone or text you on the first day of absence if we have not heard from you.
Invite you in to discuss the situation with our Head of Year/Pastoral Leader if absence becomes an issue.
Take more serious action if your child’s attendance trend is declining
Punctuality
Poor punctuality is not acceptable. If your child misses the start of the day they can miss work and do not spend time with their class teacher getting vital information and news for the day. Late arriving pupils also disrupt lessons, can be embarrassing for the child and can also encourage absence.
How we manage lateness:
The school day starts at 08:35 with Tutor time and we expect your child to be in school at that time.
Registers are marked at 08:35 and your child will receive a late mark if they are not in by that time and will receive a detention.
If your child has a persistent late record you will be asked to meet with the relevant Raising Standards Lead to resolve the problem, but you can approach us at any time if you are having problems getting your child to school on time for support.
Holidays in Term Time
Taking holidays in term time will affect your child’s schooling as much as any other absence and we do not authorise absence for holidays during term time. Remember that any savings you think you may make by taking a holiday in school time are offset by the cost to your child’s education. See our Attendance Policy for further details.
There is no automatic entitlement in law to time off in school time to go on holiday.
Any applications for leave must be made in advance in writing to the Executive Head Teacher. We will not authorise any absences during term time unless in genuinely extreme circumstances. Each application for absence will be reviewed on an individual basis.
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