Can you hit your target?
Attendance Matters
Every second in school counts, as missing school, whether by being late or taking unnecessary days off, creates more new learning gaps which need to be addressed. The best way you can support your child to recover from the lost school time of recent years is to ensure they are in school and ready to learn every day.
We want every child’s attendance to be good or better. This means 96%+.
Please do not take your child out of school during term time as it disrupts your child’s learning and you risk financial penalties. Any term time leave of absence must be applied for more than 2 weeks before the date of leave and can only be authorised by the Headteacher in the case of EXCEPTIONAL circumstances. Please could we urge parents to book holidays during the 13 weeks of annual school holidays which are available each year.
If leave has not been authorised and your child is out of school then you may receive a minimum fine of £80 per child, per parent. If the time out of school makes your child’s attendance drop below 90% then they are known as persistently absent under the governments attendance definitions. This means that you may face prosecution through the courts.
We encourage all children to aim for 100% attendance. If they have 100% attendance for the school year they will receive a treat.
School
As a school we are aiming for 97% attendance. This is because we know some children will be ill during the year and so illness absence cannot be avoided.
You can report a pupil absence by telephoning 01207 504464, by emailing consettinfant@durhamlearning.net or via Class Dojo.
We check the messages daily, usually around 9.15am. If you have not reported your child’s absence by this time you will receive a phone call or a message asking you to provide a reason.
You must provide a reason for each absence or your child will be given an unauthorised mark.
Classes
Each week the class with the highest attendance receives a trophy on the wall and moves up the leader board. Which class will win the trophy?
