We have seen so many improvements over the past couple of years, including improved SATS results and excellent progress across the school. This is linked to our improvements in attendance – which means that more children are now spending more time learning in school.
We have seen so many improvements over the past couple of years, including improved SATS results and excellent progress across the school. This is linked to our improvements in attendance – which means that more children are now spending more time learning in school.
We have introduced the attendance ice cream party which is held every half term for children who have had 100% attendance (our Attendance Heroes) with the attendance team. Each week the class with the best attendance looks after Super SAM (School Attendance Mascot).
Although things have improved a great deal, we believe there is still further room for improvement. In particular, there are some families last year who took unauthorised holiday, which has led to us having to issue penalty notices.
Please remember: it is against the law to take children out of school to go on holiday during term time. This is not just a school rule – it is the law! Children can only be granted special leave in “exceptional circumstances” – this does not typically include holidays, or visiting a sick relative in another country. It is very important that we help parents to understand this, as many parents are now putting themselves at risk of a fine from the Local Authority. We really do not want for any members of our school community to find themselves in this position.
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James has 90% attendance. Sounds good doesn’t it?
But is it?
Not being at school can seriously damage a child’s learning!
We will consider parent requests for special leave only if there are exceptional circumstances and it is completely unavoidable. Evidence will be required to be provided in all cases.
Holidays are not permitted during term time and requests to take children on holiday will not be granted. The law says that children should be in school during term time and that holidays are not allowed. This is because your child will miss out on important school work and may not be able to catch up. This could have serious consequences for their learning.
Taking a child out of school without good reason or authorisation is very serious and will mean the Education Welfare Officer is notified. They will consider taking action, issuing a penalty notice and in more serious cases they may take court action.
If you feel there is an exceptional reason as to why you need to request special leave then please speak to the school office.
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