One of our principles is to celebrate success. Good attendance is fundamental to a successful and fulfilling school experience. We actively promote 100% attendance for all our pupils and we use a variety of weekly, termly and annual awards to promote good attendance and punctuality. The Governors, Headteacher and Staff in partnership with parents have a duty to promote full attendance at . Parental Responsibility Parents have a legal duty to ensure that their children attend school regularly and arrive on time. Regular attendance is essential to the all-round development of the child and they should be allowed to take full advantage of educational opportunities available to them in order to make good progress in their learning. Poor attendance undermines their educational attainment and progress and, sometimes, puts pupils at risk by encouraging anti-social behaviour. It is the parents’ responsibility to contact the school on the first day their child is absent. This is a safeguarding issue requirement so that all parties know that your child is safe and their whereabouts is known. Parents should regularly update the school and inform the school when their child is returning. Pupils are expected to arrive by «Time»am. All pupils that arrive late must report, with their parent to the school office where the reason for lateness is recorded. The Role of the School Staff At…Name of school……there is a whole school responsibility and approach for improving school attendance, with specific staff taking individual responsibility. has overall responsibility for monitoring attendance issues. teachers or form tutors complete a register at the beginning of each morning and once during the afternoon session. Marking the attendance registers twice daily is a legal requirement. (The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006). Teachers mark pupils present, absent or late. The class teacher or form tutor notifies of children whose attendance is causing concern. It is the responsibility of (Attendance Officer) to ensure: Attendance and lateness records are up to date If no reason for absence has been provided, parents are contacted on the first day of absence by phone call. Where there has been no communication, letters are sent to parents requesting reasons for absence. The appropriate attendance code is entered into the register (see National Attendance Codes) Parents are informed termly of the child’s attendance figure
One of our principles is to celebrate success. Good attendance is fundamental to a successful and fulfilling school experience. We actively promote 100% attendance for all our pupils and we use a variety of weekly, termly and annual awards to promote good attendance and punctuality. The Governors, Headteacher and Staff in partnership with parents have a duty to promote full attendance at . Parental Responsibility Parents have a legal duty to ensure that their children attend school regularly and arrive on time. Regular attendance is essential to the all-round development of the child and they should be allowed to take full advantage of educational opportunities available to them in order to make good progress in their learning. Poor attendance undermines their educational attainment and progress and, sometimes, puts pupils at risk by encouraging anti-social behaviour. It is the parents’ responsibility to contact the school on the first day their child is absent. This is a safeguarding issue requirement so that all parties know that your child is safe and their whereabouts is known. Parents should regularly update the school and inform the school when their child is returning. Pupils are expected to arrive by «Time»am. All pupils that arrive late must report, with their parent to the school office where the reason for lateness is recorded. The Role of the School Staff At…Name of school……there is a whole school responsibility and approach for improving school attendance, with specific staff taking individual responsibility. has overall responsibility for monitoring attendance issues. teachers or form tutors complete a register at the beginning of each morning and once during the afternoon session. Marking the attendance registers twice daily is a legal requirement. (The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006). Teachers mark pupils present, absent or late. The class teacher or form tutor notifies of children whose attendance is causing concern. It is the responsibility of (Attendance Officer) to ensure: Attendance and lateness records are up to date If no reason for absence has been provided, parents are contacted on the first day of absence by phone call. Where there has been no communication, letters are sent to parents requesting reasons for absence. The appropriate attendance code is entered into the register (see National Attendance Codes) Parents are informed termly of the child’s attendance figure
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