1. Well done to our 100% attendance and most improved pupils! 2017/2018

2. Attendance Expectations
Make sure you know your attendance figure – our school expectation is at least 95%
Only take days off when you are genuinely too ill to come to school.
Don’t take holidays in term time.
Avoid doctors, dentists and opticians appointments in the school day.
There are 175 days a year when you are not at school for appointments and holidays.
It is the law!

3. What happens when you don’t attend school?
Text message is sent out in the morning
Phone calls are made
Home visits may be carried out
Tutor involvement
Head of House involvement

4. What happens if you drop below 95%
Warning letters
Meet with parents/HOH
Home visits by Educational Welfare Officer

5. What happens if your attendance drops below 90%
Persistent Absence category
Attendance panels with Mr Willey, Miss Riordan and Educational Welfare Officer
Attendance contracts issued
Local Authority involvement
Parents get fined

6. How many days have you missed so far this year?
Attendance Percentage
Total number of days absent in a school year
80%
38 Days of absence
85%
28 Days of absence
90%
19 Days of absence
95%
9 Days of absence
97%
5 Days of absence
100%
0 Days of absence

7. Attendance means progress
Attendance Percentage
Impact on Attainment
80%
Less than 20% chance of 4 levels of progress
85%
Less than 35% chance of 4 levels of progress
90%
Less than 50% chance of 4 levels of progress
95%
Good chance of 4 levels of levels of progress
97%
Very good chance of 4 levels of progress
100%
Every chance of 4 levels of progress!!

9. Where are we at?

10. Starting College or a New Career
References
Limited places
Re-take Y11
Written warnings
Lose your place

11. Punctuality

13. First Aid/Medical