Date 16th October 2024
Dear Parent/Guardian
As we come towards the October half term holidays, I am writing to remind you of the school expectations with regards to attendance. The school target for attendance is 96% for all students.To put this into context, an attendance rate of 80% is a student, who on average misses a day a week across the year. This is 5 hours per week of learning lost and 195 lost learning hours over a year.
I am sure you will agree that we need to see all pupils in school more regularly this year and achieving their target of 96% attendance. If there are any reasons why your child cannot attend school, then please make sure that you contact the school’s attendance officer each morning of your child’s absence. Please be aware that there will be times when we may request to see medical evidence as proof of your child’s absence. This may be a prescription slip, appointment card or letter from a GP.
Can we also remind you that as a school we use legal interventions for some students whose attendance falls below an acceptable level. It is therefore essential that we see an improvement in overall attendance for this year.
School will close to pupils at 14:30 on Friday 18th October 2024 and reopen on Wednesday 30th October 2024 at 0845.
Yours sincerely,
Emma Driver
Attendance Manager