Good attendance and punctuality is very, very important in order for your child to do well and make progress in school.

If your child was to miss one day a week this would amount to one and a half years absence from school between the age of 3 and 11. You can imagine the effects this would have on a child’s progress in school and on their future prospects.

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Most of you, we know, value school and make sure your child attends regularly; however, there are a small number of pupils whose attendance gives us cause for concern. In these cases, regular non-attendance will have a negative impact on each child’s education and social development. We will be in contact, to offer support, should your child’s absence become a cause for concern. We are not asking that any child attends school when they are genuinely ill, but absence does need to be kept to a minimum.

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It is important for parents and carers to contact school with the reason for absence when your child is unable to attend. This also applies to part time children in Foundation Stage.

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Please refer to the Attendance Strategy and Policy for further information.

 

Thank you