Ince CE Primary & Nursery School
Attendance
Our Attendance Team
Mrs J Traynor - DSL & Attendance Champion
Miss L Hoctor - Deputy DSL & Pastoral Support
If you need to take your child out of school during term time, you'll need to submit a written request to the Head Teacher in advance of the leave being taken. They will consider if your circumstances are 'exceptional' and let you know if your request has been approved. Please note that holidays are not considered exceptional. The Leave of Absence Request form can be accessed by the following link:
Attendance data is automatically shared with the Department for Education (DfE) on a daily basis. This data is published every two weeks on Explore Education Statistics.
Our Raising Attendance Approach
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If your child is going to be absent from school, you must ring school before 8.30am to inform us of the reason for the absence. The School Office is open from 8.00am.
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If your child has a medical or dental appointment, the appointment must be confirmed with an appointment card/letter. Children are expected to attend school prior to the appointment or return to school after the appointment - where possible medical or dental appointments should be booked outside of school hours.
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At 9.30am school registers are checked for any absences for which we have no explanation.
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School staff will send a text or make a call to the parent/carer if there has been no contact with school regarding their absence.
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If your child has been absent and school have not been able to find out any reason, then a home visit will be made within at least three days or sooner if there are concerns.
Persistent Absentee
Our aim for attendance for each child is 96% or better, but preferably 100%!
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The parent/carer of all pupils with less than 95% attendance will be sent a letter and a printout of their child’s attendance for that term and may be invited to a meeting with the Attendance Team.
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The parent/carer of all pupils with less than 90% attendance will be sent a letter and printout of their child’s attendance for that term. Any children with under 90% attendance will be classed by the Department for Education as a 'Persistant Absence' child. The child’s attendance will be monitored half termly rather than termly. Parents/carers will be requested to attend a meeting in school to discuss their child’s attendance. If attendance doesn't improve then a meeting will be requested by a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
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Pupils whose attendance is less than 90% can be referred to the Education Authority for further actions.
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Children whose attendance is under 80% will be classed by the Department for Education as 'Severely Absent' child and will be referred to the Education Authority.
- If you are struggling with your child's attendance in school please speak to a member of the attendance team who will happily help you if required. Early Help support will be offered.
Our Attendance Policy can be found on our Policies page.
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