Attendance & Term-Time Absence

Attendance Matters

Good attendance is crucial to achieving successful outcomes at school. Your child has a right to an education and to come to school every day.

Illness

Sometimes children are too ill to come to school. Please contact school by 9am on the first morning of absence and let us know why your child is off school. You must keep us informed each day if your child is still absent. If we do not hear from you, we will try and make contact with you. If we do not receive a message as to why your child is absent we will record it as an unauthorised absence.

Medical appointments

Wherever possible please make medical appointments after school or in school holidays. If you do need to take your child for a medical appointment during the school day we will need to see proof of this appointment.

Holidays in term time

Holidays in term time will not be authorised unless the circumstances are exceptional. In the majority of cases school will make a referral to the Local Authority who will issue a penalty fine. If these fines are not paid, this could result in court action.

Help if you need it

If at any time you have difficulty getting your child to school please speak to us. Please phone or call into school and ask for either Mrs Williams or Mrs Sassanelli, our Family Resource Workers.