Attendance

PT ENGLAND SCHOOL POLICY

ATTENDANCE

INTRO:

Full attendance at school is a pre-requisite for the successful education of children. It is the role of the Board of Trustees to ensure attendance is adequate so that this is achieved.

OBJECTIVES:

1.To ensure both parent and school are aware of where the child is during school hours.

2.To identify children who have irregular attendance patterns.

3.To monitor children's daily attendance.

4.To ensure that, where attendance is a concern, the parent is made aware of the situation.

5.To use all available means to ensure attendance irregularities are rectified.

GUIDELINES:

1. Y1 - Y6 learners are expected to be in attendance daily by 8.50am, Y7 - Y8 Learners by 8:30 a.m.

2. Teachers are to ensure that the register is marked in Assembly as soon as possible after the beginning of the morning session and immediately after lunch unless some special programme precludes this.

3. The Attendance Officer will monitor attendance daily and report to the A.P's any irregular patterns or unexplained absences.

4. The Admin staff/P.A will notify parents daily of absences of concern

5. Parents are expected to notify the school no later than the day following an absence of the reason for such absence

6. Where notification is not forthcoming a formal request will be issued by the class teacher.

7. If communication is not achieved, the A.P's or the teacher responsible for Student Care & Management will make home contact to discuss the matter with the parents.

8. If attendance problems continue, referrals will be made through the Attendance Officer to the NZ Police and to ACES

9. We have decided to use personal phone calls and home visits rather than web to text as they are more effective

10. We offer Team based and Whole School based prizes for attendance & communicate regularly about the importance of attending school every day for well children.

Formulated: 1990

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