- Attendance Policy (updated September 2024)
Introduction:
This is a successful school and your child plays their part in making it so. We aim for an environment which enables and encourages all members of the community to reach out for excellence. For our children to gain the greatest benefit from their education it is vital that they attend regularly and your child should be at school, on time, every day the school is open unless the reason for the absence is unavoidable.
It is very important therefore that you make sure that your child attends regularly and this Policy sets out how together we will achieve this.
Why Regular Attendance is so important:
Any absence affects the pattern of a child’s schooling and regular absence will seriously affect their learning. Any pupil’s absence disrupts teaching routines so may affect the learning of others in the same class. Children are best safeguarded from exploitation and other risks in the wider community by attending school regularly where they are supervised by qualified and caring professionals.
Ensuring your child’s regular attendance at school is your legal responsibility and permitting absence from school without a good reason creates an offence in law and may result in prosecution.
This policy works to meet the mandatory requirements laid out in Working together to improve school attendance – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Opening hours and Wrap-around-Care Provision
School is open for business from 08.40AM to 3.30PM.
For early drop-off, a Breakfast Club is open from 8.00am to 8.40am Tuesday to Friday.
If your child is too ill to attend please email the office before the start of the day.
Leave during Term Time cannot be authorised. However, if you would like to discuss exceptional circumstances where this is unavoidable, please make an appointment to discuss this with Mrs Page-Howie.
Our email address is : office.3810@shiplake.oxon.sch.uk
