Raise Your Child

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Raise Your Childs Attendance,-Raise their
Chances!

• What does Good attendance mean?

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• Do you know what your child's attendance is?
• Do you know what it means?
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This is Simon. He is in Year 6 and has 90
attendance.

• Is that good?
• What does this mean?

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Simon thinks this is pretty good, so do his
parents. Are they right?

• 90 attendance ½ day missed every week!!
• (Would your boss like you to be off work this
  much??). Thats practically part time!

Mon Tue Wed Wed Thur Fri
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Absent half a day every week
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Lets looks a little closer..

• 1 school year at 90 attendance 4 whole weeks
  of lessons MISSED!!!

38 school weeks
Sept July Sept July Sept July
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Absent for 4 weeks
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90 attendance over 5 years of primary school.

• ½ a school year missed!

Sept July Sept July Sept July Sept July Sept July Sept July Sept July Sept July Sept July Sept July Sept July
Y2
Y3
Y4 ½ a year absent from school ½ a year absent from school ½ a year absent from school ½ a year absent from school ½ a year absent from school
Y5
Y6
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What impact might this have on Simons life?

• Research suggests that 17 missed school days a
  year a NC sub level DROP in achievement, and
  later, at high school, a GCSE grade DROP. (DfES)
• The greater the attendance the greater the
  achievement.

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What could Simons potential earnings look like?
Graduate degree 15.01 per hour

• A levels 10.25 per hour

GCSEs 9.02 per hour.
no qualifications 7.44 per hour.
Potential Earnings average per hour
Qualifications
What do you want for your child?
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So 90 is not as good as it first seemed.

• What can do as a parent to increase my child's
  attendance?

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Why absences harm your child

• The very few children who do not make expected
  levels of progress are invariably the children
  with high absence rates.
• Children find it very hard to catch up on missed
  learning and can miss important lessons which
  build the foundations of learning in days and
  weeks to come.
• Friendship groups can change while your child is
  away.

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• Regular attenders find school routines and school
  work easier to cope with they are not missing
  any information.
• Parents who send their children to school
  regularly are showing their children that they
  value school and their learning.
• Children with poor attendance will be contacted
  by the Educational Social Worker who will create
  an Attendance Agreement. It is the law that your
  child should attend school every day unless they
  are ill.

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Ways for parents to encourage attendance

• Remind your child that they will get a
  certificate every half term if they come to
  school every day. They will receive a medal for
  100 attendance the whole year.
• Talk regularly with your child about school and
  how they feel about it. Teach them the value of
  coming to school and learning.

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• Phone us as soon as possible to tell us why your
  child is absent, and when you expect them to
  return. Putting the school number in your phone
  can save you time.
• Only grant days at home for genuine illness. (you
  will know!!). If in doubt, its better to send
  your child in we can call you if they need to
  go home. Often children feel much better as the
  day progresses.

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• Do not book holidays during term time.
• Check the school website for holiday dates and
  ensure your return flights are in time for the
  new term. We will want to see copies of your
  tickets if children are late back.
• We are asked to warn you that unauthorised
  absence due to holidays are liable to a fixed
  penalty fine of up to 240 per child.
• Arrange family events and holidays during our
  school holiday.

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• Make dental and medical appointments for after
  school or during the holidays. We will ask for
  evidence of your medical appointment.
• Remember that we expect all children to reach
  their attendance target of 96.5

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• If there are urgent reasons why your child cannot
  attend school, make an appointment to see the
  Head Teacher before you make firm arrangements.
• If you need to be away, try and make alternative
  arrangements for your child, e.g. ask a relative
  to stay with the family and bring them to school.
• Talk to us to resolve issues. We may be able to
  help and support you and your child. You are not
  alone.

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Attend and Achieve!

• If a school can improve attendance by 1, they
  will see a 5-6 improvement in attainment.
  (Department for Education and Skills)
• Please help us and your child by ensuring their
  attendance remains above 96.5, allowing them to
  achieve their potential.