Appendix 7 to Attendance Monitoring in Denbighshire Schools Parents’ Guide The flow chart below outlines the communication and action parents/ carers can expect in relation to attendance concerns of their children. The codes (A1 – A6+, AA1 & AA2) are used by schools and Local Authority to reference the level of involvement: PARENT/CARER RESPONSIBILITY Ensure that your child attends school regularly and on time Contact school on first day of absence to provide an (honest) reason and make daily contact thereafter to update. Respond to communication from school Attend meetings in relation to school attendance if/when required SCHOOL ACTION TO MONITOR AND MANAGE ATTENDANCE A1 Text or telephone call to parent/carer if child is absent without reason. If no response go to A2 A2 Follow up text/phone call No response go to A3 A3 Letter home to request reason for absence A4 AA1 Meeting in school with parent/carer to Following 10+ days authorised offer support to prevent further absences (or earlier if required), unauthorised absences. meeting in school with parent/carer to Attendance Support Plan (ASP) to be maximise attendance. Attendance drawn up. Support Plan (ASP)/Health Care Regular reviews (fortnightly). Support Plan to be drawn up. Consider Fixed Penalty Warning to Regular reviews (fortnightly). prevent ongoing attendance No improvement, and where it is found concerns. that there is no clear medical evidence If no improvement go to A4+ to prevent school attendance, go to AA2 A4+ AA2 Meeting in school with parent/carer to Meeting in school with parent/carer to review and revise ASP. Regular clarify the medical concerns. Where review meetings (fortnightly). there are no genuine health reasons Consider Fixed Penalty Notice to further absences will be recorded as prevent ongoing attendance unauthorised and will be managed concerns. down the unauthorised route, go to A4/A4+.
Appendix 7 Parents’ Guide to Attendance Monitoring in Denbighshire Schools The flow chart below outlines the communication and action parents/ carers can expect in relation to attendance concerns of their children. The codes (A1 – A6+, AA1 & AA2) are used by schools and Local Authority to reference the level of involvement: PARENT/CARER RESPONSIBILITY Ensure that your child attends school regularly and on time Contact school on first day of absence to provide an (honest) reason and make daily contact thereafter to update. Respond to communication from school Attend meetings in relation to school attendance if/when required SCHOOL ACTION TO MONITOR AND MANAGE ATTENDANCE A1 Text or telephone call to parent/carer if child is absent without reason. If no response go to A2 A2 Follow up text/phone call No response go to A3 A3 Letter home to request reason for absence A4 Meeting in school with parent/carer to offer support to prevent further unauthorised absences. Attendance Support Plan (ASP) to be drawn up. Regular reviews (fortnightly). Consider Fixed Penalty Warning to prevent ongoing attendance concerns. If no improvement go to A4+ AA1 Following 10+ days authorised absences (or earlier if required), meeting in school with parent/carer to maximise attendance. Attendance Support Plan (ASP)/Health Care Support Plan to be drawn up. Regular reviews (fortnightly). No improvement, and where it is found that there is no clear medical evidence to prevent school attendance, go to AA2 A4+ Meeting in school with parent/carer to review and revise ASP. Regular review meetings (fortnightly). Consider Fixed Penalty Notice to prevent ongoing attendance concerns. AA2 Meeting in school with parent/carer to clarify the medical concerns. Where there are no genuine health reasons further absences will be recorded as unauthorised and will be managed down the unauthorised route, go to A4/A4+.