Desired Chosen Approach What is the evidence and rationale How will you ensure that it is Staff Lead Review Outcome for this choice? implemented well? To introduce fixed Responding to the High Court Any holiday requests to be Attendance policy Parents will take penalty notices for decision over the issue of term-time reviewed by EC and wording now fewer days Holidays in term time holidays, Malcolm Trobe, Interim changed to indicate holiday in term in line with new General Secretary of the ASCL, said: that we will fine after time measured in Attendance Policy are expected to attend school 5 days of holiday. “Pupils the attendance as close to 100 per cent of the time as data Respond quickly and possible and they should not miss consistently to holiday school to go on holiday. requests. is because even short periods of “This absence can have a detrimental impact on their education, so consistent attendance is absolutely vital. current rules do give discretion to “The head teachers in exceptional circumstances and whilst there has been some rise in Fixed Penalty Notices in recent years the vast majority of parents are fully onside and recognise the importance of high attendance.” This is an upward trend nationally and at Ivanhoe. We are seeing a rise year on year.
Desired Outcome Parents will take fewer days holiday in term time measured in the attendance data Chosen Approach To introduce fixed penalty notices for Holidays in term time in line with new Attendance Policy Respond quickly and consistently to holiday requests. What is the evidence and rationale for this choice? Responding to the High Court decision over the issue of term-time holidays, Malcolm Trobe, Interim General Secretary of the ASCL, said: “Pupils are expected to attend school as close to 100 per cent of the time as possible and they should not miss school to go on holiday. “This is because even short periods of absence can have a detrimental impact on their education, so consistent attendance is absolutely vital. “The current rules do give discretion to head teachers in exceptional circumstances and whilst there has been some rise in Fixed Penalty Notices in recent years the vast majority of parents are fully onside and recognise the importance of high attendance.” This is an upward trend nationally and at Ivanhoe. We are seeing a rise year on year. How will you ensure that it is implemented well? Any holiday requests to be reviewed by EC and Staff Lead Review Attendance policy wording now changed to indicate that we will fine after 5 days of holiday.