Attending school is very important!
Your child must attend school every day. Children who are regularly absent from school miss out on opportunities which can affect their life-long chances. If you have any concerns about your child's attendance, please contact school, so we can work together to improve the situation.
The government threshold of acceptable attendance is 96%.
Persistent Absence
If your child's attendance falls to 90% or below, this is considered by Government to be persistent absence. Where attendance falls below 90% and there are unauthorised absences, this may result in a referral to the Local Authority for enforcement action.
Lateness
Being late can:
- Disrupt lessons/other children
- Affect achievement
- Embarrass/upset your child
Being late adds up to loss of learning:
- 5 minutes late every day adds up to 3 days lost each year
- 10 minutes adds up to 6 days lost each year
- 15 minutes adds up to 10 days lost each year
- 20 minutes adds up to 13 days lost each year
- 30 minutes adds up to 19 days lost each year