Parents and carers

As part of our whole-school approach to maintaining high attendance, we request that parents/carers:

• Attend pupil progress meetings three times a year;

• Attend pupil annual review / EHCP conversion meeting once a year;

• Engage with their children’s education – support their learning and take an interest in what they have been doing at school;

• Promote the value of good education and the importance of regular school attendance at home;

• Encourage and support their children’s aspirations;

• Follow the set school procedure for reporting the absence of their child from school and include a expected date for return (see section 4.2);

• Do everything they can to prevent unnecessary school absences, such as by making medical and dental appointments outside of school hours or at the beginning or end of the day so that the child can attend part of the day;

• Use the school as a support when they or their child are having difficulties, and work to form a positive relationship with the school so that there is easy communication when a problem arises;

• Keep the school informed of any circumstances which may affect their child’s attendance;

• Enforce a regular routine at home in terms of bedtime, etc. so that the child is used to consistency and the school day becomes part of that routine. It is vital that the child receives the same message at home as they do at school about the importance of attendance;

• Do not take their children out of school during term time. If parents/carers would like to make a special request for this, they may do so to the Headteacher using the Special Leave Request Form. This form should also be used for regular, known absence;

• Sign a home-school agreement;

• Do everything they can to have the pupil ready at their designated pick up time (LA transport).