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Attendance

We ask that you ensure that your child attends regularly, arrives for school on time, and is ap-
propriately dressed and ready to learn. When your child arrives at school in the morning, he/
she should wait outside in the playground until the doors are opened at 8.45am. Your child may
then enter the classroom to begin their daily challenge task.

If for any reason your child is to be absent from school, please inform the school office by 9am.
Children arriving at school later than 8.55am will enter school by the main entrance and will

need to register in the late book giving a reason for lateness. Arrival after 9.15am is recorded as
an unauthorised late mark.

Best Attendance and Punctuality are celebrated each week in assembly and the school uses the
text message service to inform parents which class has the best attendance and punctuality.
Green attendance is rewarded at the end of each term. At parent conferencing meetings, par-
ents are provided with a colour-coded system to help them judge how well their child is attend-
ing school and how punctual they are through the mentoring system (Green 100% - 97% Amber
Below 97% and Red 90% and below). The DfE class all children whose attendance is below 90%
as having persistent absence.

Illness and Medical Appointments
When a child is unwell, parents should contact the school before 9.00 am on the first day of ab-
sence informing the school of the reason for absence. When a child is absent, the class teacher
will record the absence in the register. As part of our Safeguarding Procedures, the school office
will endeavour to contact the parent or carer and other emergency contacts if no message has
been received regarding the reason for the absence to check on the safety of the child.

When your child is admitted to school you will be asked to provide us with emergency contact
numbers in case we have to contact you regarding illness or an accident in school. Please ensure
the numbers you provide are of people in a position to come into school and collect your child if

necessary. It is also important that these contact numbers are updated regularly, for example, if
you move house, job or change your telephone number.

We operate a text messaging service in school as another way of passing on information and
notices to a parent’s mobile telephone. Please ensure that we have up to date mobile numbers
for parents.

School Responsibility - THE LAW and School Attendance
Term time absence will not be authorised unless there are exceptional circumstances. Extended
absence may result in a warning letter and penalty notice being served. Absence without per-
mission will be recorded as unauthorised absence and will be referred to the Social Services for
investigation. It is also possible that your child could be removed from the school roll.

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