• Establish good routines about bedtime - children need sleep so that they can learn. 
• Make sure their uniform is ready for them to wear. 
• Make sure any Book Bags, PE Kits, Homework are ready to bring in.  
• Make every effort to ensure children attend school every day that it is open and on time.
• Bring your child to collect a ‘Late Slip’ from the School Office if they arrive after 9.00am and provide a reason for lateness. 
• Tell us by phone or writing about any absences relating to illness. 
• Provide medical evidence when school requests it. 
• Notify school of absence by 9.30am giving a reason for absence.
• Not take children out of school during term time for holidays 
• Make an appointment to discuss any concerns with staff and give school the opportunity to resolve anything you are concerned about.
• Try and make medical appointments like Dentists/ GP’s out of school time. 
• Work with school to access support from specialist services regarding your child’s health/well-being. 

Please phone school and provide a reason for absence by 9.30 on the day of their absence.

If your child has a medical condition you will need to inform the School Office.

If your child requires medicine during the school day please complete a medical form at the School Office.  All medicines must be clearly labelled with the child's name and instructions for administering.

We follow guidance from the Health Protection Agency regarding childhood illnesses. We will share relevant information and guidance with you when we need to.

If you feel you need help with an ongoing health issue our School Nurse can help you. Please click this link for details.

We strongly advise you against taking your children out of school during term time. Headteachers may no longer authorise leave during term time except where there are exceptional circumstances.

This is what you must do:

• The Parent/Carer of the child must write to the Head Teacher requesting leave (as a parent the child normally lives with) stating the reason and length of time in school days. 
• Attend a meeting and provide any travel documentation /paperwork relating to the leave. 

It’s up to the head teacher how many days your child can be away from school if leave is granted.

You can be fined for taking your child on holiday during term time without the school’s permission.

Children are required to attend school for 190 days each year. Even relatively few absences mean they miss a lot of lessons.

Please remember that children who miss a lot of school achieve less. How does your child's attendance compare with this figure?

We would like every child to become an attendance HERO!

HERO means “Here Everyday, Ready & On time”.

Every day, children will have access to a HERO stamp and an individual record card. As long as they are in the classroom by 8.50am, they will be able to stamp their own cards. If they are late, after 8.50am, or of course absent, the stamp will have been put away and they will miss their stamp for that day.

At the end of the week, every child who has five stamps will receive a small reward from the HERO box. In this way, we encourage not only good attendance, but also punctuality. It also allows children to try again the very next week if they miss their reward for one week.

This will replace our old system of termly attendance rewards or trips. We will also use a badge system to reward 100% attendance in a term, with children able to earn bronze, silver and then a gold badge for 100% attendance across the whole year.

Miss Jones is our Pastoral Manager, she works with children and families to ensure regular attendance at school. Miss Jones works closely with lots of agencies and can also offer you advice and support. Please contact the office to arrange an appointment.