Attendance Improvement
NON-INTERVENTION STAGE
Stage 1
Your child’s attendance is above 97%. They are absent less than six days in the school year
They are highly likely to achieve the best grades for their ability, enabling them to continue their studies and raise their earning potential in the world of work.
Stage 2
Your child’s attendance is 95% plus. They are absent less than 10 days in the school year
They will probably achieve grades that will allow them to continue their studies and raise their earning potential in the world of work.
INTERVENTION STAGES
A C E Attendance
Stage 3
Your child’s attendance is 90-95%. They are missing up to 20 days in each school year – a full month!
This amount of absence will make progress more difficult and reduce their level of success.
Stage 4
Your child’s attendance is between 80-90%. This means they are absent up to 40 days in each school year – EIGHT WEEKS!!
Missing this much time will make it extremely difficult for them to keep up in lessons and make progress.
Stage 5
EWO
Your child’s attendance is below 80%. YOU NEED TO TAKE ACTION NOW!
This amount of absence will seriously affect their earning potential and life chances. As a parent you may face court action!
Absence
If your child is absent for any reason, please contact the school on each day of absence, before 8.50am.
Term-Time Holidays
Please note that we will not approve term-time holidays except in very exceptional circumstances. Should you wish to request a term-time holiday, please contact your child’s Learning Manager in the first instance. Term time absence can have an extremely detrimental effect on a child’s performance at school and we therefore encourage you to keep such absences to an absolute minimum.