Attendance

Attendance

Attendance Policy

Attendance Policy

School Times

Foundation Stage & Year 1: 8.45am-3.10pm

Years 2-6: 8.45am-3.15pm

School gates are unlocked at 8.30am. Classroom doors open at 8.40am and close at 8.45am prompt. Registration takes place at 8.45am. Children arriving after this time will need to be signed in via the School Office and will receive a Late (L) registration mark. Children arriving 15 minutes late or more will receive an unauthorised session mark (U).

Late pick ups

We appreciate that there may be occasions where you might be a few minutes late to pick up your child from school due to emergencies or unforeseen circumstances. If this is the case please telephone the school office as soon as possible to inform them. If you are going to be more than a few minutes late or this is a regular occurrence then you will be asked to book your child into the after school club (Little Lanes) or arrange for another authorised adult to collect on your behalf.

Children collected late from school will need to be signed out at the school.

Medical appointments

Whilst we appreciate that medical / dental appointments are necessary and that it is not always possible to receive an appointment outside of school hours, we ask that you keep these to a minimum and where possible try to make appointments before or after school. If your child will be late to school as a result of a medical appointment, please notify the School Office on 01707 262556. If your child has a hospital appointment during school hours please provide a copy of the appointment letter.

Absences

Please report absences on our absence line by no later than 9am on the day of absence. Please call 01707 262556 and select option 1. Please note that as per the Department of Health guidelines, your child should not return to school for 48 hours after the last episode of vomiting and/or diarrhoea.

Persistent Absence

We work closely with the Local Authority Attendance Team and we monitor closely those children who are persistently absent. If your child's attendance falls below 90% they a 'persistent absentee'. We will invite you to attend a meeting with the Headteacher and if necessary the LA Attendance Improvement Officer to look at ways in which we can help your child's attendance to improve. We reserve the right to request medical evidence for persistent absences.

School holidays

Changes to legislation came into force in September 2013 which made it clear that Headteachers may not grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. If there are exceptional circumstances behind your request, you should discuss these with the Headteacher, who will then decide if the request can be authorised. Holidays during term time will be recorded as unauthorised and may result in a Fixed Penalty Notice being issued by the local authority.