Attendance
We believe strongly that it is the right of each child to be enabled to live life in all its fullness.
For a child to achieve their full educational potential, a high level of school attendance is essential. We are committed to providing an education of the highest quality for all our pupils and will endeavour to provide an environment where all pupils feel valued and welcome. Every child has a right to access the education to which they are entitled. Parents or carers and teachers share the responsibility for supporting and promoting excellent school attendance and punctuality for all.
It is our duty to strive to achieve excellent attendance for all pupils. Every opportunity will be used to convey to pupils and their parents or carers the importance of regular and punctual attendance. For our pupils to take full advantage of the educational opportunities offered it is vital to be at school, on time, every day the school is open, unless the reason for the absence is unavoidable. The routines pupils develop around attendance and punctuality at school are the same as the expectations of any future employer in the world of work. High attainment, confidence with peers and staff, and future aspirations depend on excellent school attendance.
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Excellent attendance is important because: * statistics show a direct link between educational achievement and absence levels; * regular attenders make better progress, both socially and academically; * regular attenders find school routines, school work and friendships easier to maintain; * regular attenders find learning more satisfying; * regular attenders find transition points easier to manage. |
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on attendance and 'helping your child achieve their best'.
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