Attendance
Byron Primary School works closely with children and parents in connection with attendance so that each child can achieve their full potential. By law, all children of compulsory school age must receive a suitable full-time education. Once your child is registered at school, you are legally responsible for making sure that they attend regularly. If your child fails to do so, you risk getting a penalty notice or being prosecuted. You also need to think about the negative impact upon the following:
- their learning
- their friendships
- their self-esteem and confidence.
Byron Primary School monitors the attendance of every child in the school and in partnership with the Education Welfare Service, we will work and support those children and their families who are not attending school without sufficient reason.
At Byron we put great emphasis on good attendance and punctuality. Our school target is for each child to attend school every day. Our school attendance target is 96%, and we hope to improve every year.
The following page is useful to refer to if you are unsure whether your child is to ill to come to school.
Is my child too ill for school? - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
We encourage parents to make medical and dental appointments out of school time and if these cannot be made out of school hours then we ask for proof of appointments to be shared with the office. Where there are attendance concerns, we will ask parents to provide medical evidence.
Holiday requests during the school term will not be granted. We work closely with the Education Welfare Service to ensure attendance is good for all children. Children with 100% attendance are given certificates in our celebration assemblies each term.
Any non-attendance at school must be reported on the first day of absence. Please contact the School Office by telephone by 9.00am 01274 722981 to inform the school of your child's absence. Any unaccounted for absences will be followed up by a text. Then if a reply is not received, this will be followed up by a phone call.
We are always happy to support children and families with any issues relating to attendance and punctuality. Please let us know if your child is worried about anything in school and they don’t want to attend. We can help! Please contact us if you have any concerns regarding your child, likewise we will contact you if we have any concerns and offer support in any way we can.
