Attendance at Haydn
At Haydn Primary and Nursery School we are committed to ensuring that all children excellent school attendance. Our school target this year is 97%
We have a dedicated team of staff members who work to promote the importance of attendance across the school.
These staff members are:
Mrs Teresa Mason - Headteacher and DSL
Ms Lisa Paulson - Assistant Head and DSL
Miss Annie Harley - Attendance Lead and Champion
Mrs Dorcas Walker - Attendance Officer
Throughout the year you will receive updates about our attendance incentives in school.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact one of these staff members.
At Haydn Primary School we have high expectations for attendance and punctuality. It is a proven fact that every child achieves better when they are at school every single day. As a school we use a range of creative strategies to promote good attendance habits.
Recognition for Good Attendance
Every Day Counts
Coming to school every day and on time is key to your child accessing learning and achieving their very best. As a school, we are aiming to be above 96% across the academic year. To do this, it is essential that your child attends school on time every day. It is vital that school and families work together to achieve this outcome.
Punctuality
At Haydn we expect every child to be ready for a prompt start to learning. Doors open at 8.45 am and learning begins immediately. Our registers close at 9.00am. Children arriving after 9.00am should sign in at the
school office and they will be marked as L, late. If a child arrives after 9.30am they will be marked as U, absent for the session.
We ask that children are collected promptly from school and on time
from after school clubs. We will of course ensure your children are held safely at reception in case of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances when you are unavoidably detained. Please notify the
office in these circumstances.
Absence
We can only authorise absence from school on the basis of genuine illness, a religious holiday or exceptional family circumstances (agreed with the Headteacher beforehand).
You must contact us before 9.30am on the first morning of absence with the reason why your child is absent. If we do not receive a call, the school will contact you via a text or a phone call.
Holidays/extended time off school
Regular family holidays are not considered ‘exceptional circumstances’
but if still taken the absence will be recorded as unauthorised and a referral may be made and a penalty notice may be issued by the Head Teacher and the Education Welfare Service.
All leave of absence requests should be submitted using the leave of absence request form that is available from the school office. Please ensure that forms are completed in good time.
Persistent Absence
When a child's attendance is too low and it drops below 90% you will be contacted by a member of the school's attendance team via letter. You will then be placed on a monitoring plan for 6 weeks. If there is no improvement in the attendance level of your child then you will be invited to an attendance meeting where individual targets will be set. Prior to this meeting being held, school will contact your child's class teacher to find out what impact poor attendance/punctuality is having on the learning of your child. A member of the attendance team will then discuss with your child how they feel about not regularly attending school. The child's voice is crucial within the whole process.
Appointments
We ask that appointments are made outside of school hours where possible. The school may request evidence for any appointments that
take place during the school day.
Expectations
Pupils need to attend school regularly to benefit from their education.
If your attendance is 95% by the end of the year you are missing 2 WEEKS of school.
If your attendance is 90% by the end of the year you are missing 4 WEEKS of school.
98-100% | Excellent – Children are accessing all learning opportunities
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96-97% | Good – Very few learning opportunities are missed
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94-95% | Risk of underachievement Up to 10 days absent in an academic year |
92-93% | High risk of underachievement Up to 15 school days absent in the academic year |
90-92% | Severe risk of underachievement Up to 19 school days in the academic year |
< 90% | Extreme risk of underachievement Upwards of 22 school days in the academic year |
What can you do to aim high with your attendance?
to come, talk to someone about it.
what learning you missed.