Attendance

We want to say how much we appreciate all our families who recognise that attendance and punctuality are vital to YOUR children's education. 

The School and LDST Target for  whole school attendance is 97%.

Every child has the right to attend school every day.  Casual attendance and frequent absence really has a detrimental effect on children's education and emotional development. 

At Glazebury CE Primary School, everyone has their part to play in ensuring that all children attend regularly.  We want our school to have the best attendance and punctuality, so that our children can learn as much as they possibly can and achieve in life.

 Parent/Carer roles: 

• Make sure your child attends every day and arrives on time before 8.50am.
• Provide three emergency contact numbers to the school. 
• Contact school before 8:45am on the day if child is to be late.
• Notify the school as soon as possible on the first day of absence, giving an indication of expected duration and return date to school. A message can be left on the absence answerphone and should include reason and indication of expected duration and return date to school.
• If a text message/phone message is received by yourself from school as a result of your child’s absence it is important that you respond to the message to ensure your child is appropriately safeguarded.
• If the absence relates to a more personal reason and leaving a message on the answerphone is not appropriate please contact the Head Teacher or School Business Manager to discuss.
• Try to make all medical appointments (doctors, dentist and hospital) out of school time.  Obviously, this is not always possible but, in such cases, try to minimise the disruption to the day by getting an early morning appointment so that your child can attend afterwards or a late afternoon appointment so that they can complete most of their timetable before leaving.
• Encourage your child to take responsibility for being on time for school ensuring they have a realistic bedtime and will not be too tired to get up in the morning for school.  Equipment should be prepared the night before. 
• Discourage your child from staying overnight with friends during the week.  This sometimes leads to them both being late (or not attending at all) the next day.
• Talk positively about going to school.
• Work with the school and local authority to help them understand their/your barriers to attendance.
• Proactively engage with the support offered to prevent the need for more formal support.
• If your child is on an attendance support plan /attendance contract, ensure they undertake the actions that have been agreed.
• Monitor your child’s internet and social media use to ensure they are not experiencing any difficulties that may prevent them from wanting to attend school.
• Leave of absence during term time is not a parental right.  If there are special or exceptional circumstances, please contact the Headteacher and complete the correct school documentation and a decision will be made if the absence can be authorised or not.

Illness Advice - Please click on the link below to access guidelines for further information regarding your child's absence due to illness or infection. It gives the recommended period for your child to be kept away from school and nursery.

Guidance on Infection Control in schools

Providing Information to Parents on their Child's Attendance

We will work with you every step of the way to ensure your child has the best possible attendance and do all we can to help you get your child to school on time every day.  

At the end of every half term we write to every family to inform you of your child's attendance both that half term and year to date.  We do this via colour coded letters as per our attendance chart to make this easily visual for you to see.  Our door is always open to discuss ways in which we can assist you.  Examples of these half termly letters can be found below.  We share and celebrate with children good attendance.

 Absences due to Appointments - Children with medical appointments during term time must write in or bring into school an appointment card in advance of the appointment. 

 Family Holidays in Term Time - Please be aware holidays in term time are not permitted. The Headteacher adheres to the DFE and Warrington Borough Councils guidelines and is unable to authorise any holidays in term time. 

Note: Family holidays during term time are NOT ALLOWED.