The appropriate attendance code is entered into the register (see National Attendance Parents are informed termly of the child’s attendance figure Timeline of the Staged Approach for Managing Poor Attendance 95 - 100% attendance the class teacher or form tutor to investigate and – notify of concerns. EHT/HoS/ST/Family Liaison Officer (FLO) to EHT/HoS contact parent if appropriate. 90 - 95% attendance - school intervention letters/meeting with parents Where the level of absence has not improved and there are unauthorised absences, the school will make a referral to the KCC Inclusion and Attendance Service using the Digital Front Door. If it is not clear a referral to the Service is appropriate, the school will consult with the Local Authority School Liaison Officer for advice. For the cases that require intensive family support, the school may make an Early Help Notification. Children Missing Education No child should be removed from the school roll without consultation between the Headteacher and the Inclusion and Attendance Service when appropriate. Please see the circumstances below:- Where a child is missing from education, Local Authority guidance will be followed, by completing a Child Missing Education referral for the following circumstances:- If the whereabouts of the child is unknown and the school has failed to locate him/her. The family has notified the school that they are leaving the area but no Common Transfer Form (pupil file) has been requested by another school. Lateness Across KULB the register is taken at 8.55/8.55 am and 1.10/1.15 pm. Pupils arriving after these times must enter school by the main entrance and report to Reception where their name and the reason for lateness will be recorded. The pupil will be marked as late before registration has closed (Code ‘L’). The register will close at am and 1.15/1.20 pm. Pupils arriving after the 9.15/9.30 register has closed will be marked as late after registration (Code and this will ‘U’) count as an unauthorised absence. Frequent lateness after the register has closed (U) will be discussed with parents and could provide grounds for prosecution or a Penalty Notice. Penalty Notice Proceedings for Lateness Penalty Notices are issued in accordance with Kent County Council’s Education Penalty Notices Code of Conduct effective from January 2016, as revised in 2017, when:
The appropriate attendance code is entered into the register (see National Attendance Parents are informed termly of the child’s attendance figure Timeline of the Staged Approach for Managing Poor Attendance 95 - 100% attendance – the class teacher or form tutor to investigate and notify EHT/HoS of concerns. EHT/HoS/ST/Family Liaison Officer (FLO) to contact parent if appropriate. 90 - 95% attendance - school intervention letters/meeting with parents Where the level of absence has not improved and there are unauthorised absences, the school will make a referral to the KCC Inclusion and Attendance Service using the Digital Front Door. If it is not clear a referral to the Service is appropriate, the school will consult with the Local Authority School Liaison Officer for advice. For the cases that require intensive family support, the school may make an Early Help Notification. Children Missing Education No child should be removed from the school roll without consultation between the Headteacher and the Inclusion and Attendance Service when appropriate. Please see the circumstances below:- Where a child is missing from education, Local Authority guidance will be followed, by completing a Child Missing Education referral for the following circumstances:- If the whereabouts of the child is unknown and the school has failed to locate him/her. The family has notified the school that they are leaving the area but no Common Transfer Form (pupil file) has been requested by another school. Lateness Across KULB the register is taken at 8.55/8.55 am and 1.10/1.15 pm. Pupils arriving after these times must enter school by the main entrance and report to Reception where their name and the reason for lateness will be recorded. The pupil will be marked as late before registration has closed (Code ‘L’). The register will close at 9.15/9.30 am and 1.15/1.20 pm. Pupils arriving after the register has closed will be marked as late after registration (Code ‘U’) and this will count as an unauthorised absence. Frequent lateness after the register has closed (U) will be discussed with parents and could provide grounds for prosecution or a Penalty Notice. Penalty Notice Proceedings for Lateness Penalty Notices are issued in accordance with Kent County Council’s Education Penalty Notices Code of Conduct effective from January 2016, as revised in 2017, when:
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