Understanding the Importance of Good Attendance for Your Child's Future

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Raise Your Child’s Attendance
Raise Your Child’s Attendance
-Raise their Chances!
-Raise their Chances!
 
What does 
What does 
Good attendance
Good attendance
mean?
mean?
 
Do you know what your child's
Do you know what your child's
attendance is?
attendance is?
 
Do you know what it means?
Do you know what it means?
 
?
?
 
This is Simone. She is in Year 4 and
This is Simone. She is in Year 4 and
has 90% attendance.
has 90% attendance.
 
Is that good?
 
What does this mean?
 
Simone thinks this is pretty good,
Simone thinks this is pretty good,
so do her parents. Are they right?
so do her parents. Are they right?
 
90%
90%
 attendance 
 attendance 
=
=
 
 
½ day missed
½ day missed
every week!!
every week!!
 
 
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Let’s look a little closer…..
Let’s look a little closer…..
 
1
1
 school year
 school year
 at 
 at 
90%
90%
 attendance = 
 attendance = 
4
4
 
 
whole
whole
weeks of lessons 
weeks of lessons 
MISSED!!!
MISSED!!!
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How does your child compare?
How does your child compare?
90%
90%
 attendance over 5 years of
 attendance over 5 years of
school….
school….
 
=
=
 
 
½
½
 
 
a school 
a school 
year missed!
year missed!
What impact might this have on a
What impact might this have on a
child’s life……?
child’s life……?
 
Research suggests that 
Research suggests that 
19 missed
19 missed
school
school
 
 
days
days
 a year at secondary 
 a year at secondary 
=
=
 1
 1
GCSE grade 
GCSE grade 
DROP
DROP
 
 
in achievement.
in achievement.
The greater the attendance the greater the
The greater the attendance the greater the
achievement.
achievement.
What could your child’s potential
What could your child’s potential
earnings look like?
earnings look like?
Qualifications
Potential Earnings average per hour
 
 
no qualifications
no qualifications
£8.36 per
£8.36 per
hour
hour
.
.
 
 
GCSE’s
GCSE’s
£9.89
£9.89
per hour.
per hour.
 
A levels
A levels
£13.02
£13.02
per hour
per hour
 
Graduate degree
Graduate degree
£18.23
£18.23
per hour
per hour
What do you want for your child?
What do you want for your child?
 
So
So
 
 
90%
90%
 
 
is
is
 
 
not
not
 
 
as good as it first
as good as it first
seemed.
seemed.
 
Ask yourself:
Ask yourself:
What can 
What can 
I
I
 do as a parent to
 do as a parent to
increase my child's attendance?
increase my child's attendance?
 
What is the expected
What is the expected
minimum attendance
minimum attendance
percentage set out by the
percentage set out by the
Government?
Government?
 
 
The answer is: 95%
 
This is the minimum expectation that the
Government have for all children to attend
school.
 
What absence percentage is
What absence percentage is
considered as ‘persistent
considered as ‘persistent
absenteeism’ by the
absenteeism’ by the
Government?
Government?
 
 
 
The answer is: >10%
 
Any absence above 10% is classified as
‘persistent absenteeism’.
 
Who can authorise a child’s
Who can authorise a child’s
absence?
absence?
 
The answer is: The Head Teacher (who may
delegate this authority to another member of
staff)
 
Other people may give information to the Head
Teacher to inform his/her decision but this is not
the same as giving authorisation for the absence.
 
For what reason(s) are
For what reason(s) are
children allowed a day off
children allowed a day off
school?
school?
 
None!
Students can attend emergency medical and
dental appointments, 
but
 it is important that
they attend school before/after these
appointments, where possible. Time may be
given in exceptional circumstances at the
discretion of the Head teacher. This is
extremely unusual.
 
If 
If 
a child
a child
 has 90%
 has 90%
attendance at the end of the
attendance at the end of the
school year, how much time
school year, how much time
has he missed?
has he missed?
 
 
4 weeks - this is a lot when you realise
that the student school year is only 38
weeks long!
 
If attendance at 90% for the time at
primary school, 
a child
 will have missed over
half a year of school – 
32
 weeks!
 
If 
If 
a child
a child
 has 90% attendance
 has 90% attendance
throughout secondary school, how
throughout secondary school, how
much could this detrimentally
much could this detrimentally
affect each of his GCSE grades?
affect each of his GCSE grades?
 
 
1 full GCSE grade.
 
Remember, research suggests that ½ day
missed each week during secondary school
equates to a full grade in each subject
 
Who can help to improve a
Who can help to improve a
child’s attendance?
child’s attendance?
 
The pupil’s family
Teaching staff
Admin staff
Pastoral Managers
School Leaders
The Head of School
Outside Agencies
 
Who can help to improve a
Who can help to improve a
child’s attendance?
child’s attendance?
 
 
At this age if a child is absent it is rarely their fault.
At this age if a child is absent it is rarely their fault.
As Springfield staff, we all have a responsibility to
As Springfield staff, we all have a responsibility to
monitor and encourage student attendance, whilst
monitor and encourage student attendance, whilst
engaging students and families in working with us
engaging students and families in working with us
to ensure that 
to ensure that 
all children are
all children are
 able to attend school
 able to attend school
and maintain their education wherever possible.
and maintain their education wherever possible.
 
A high percentage of school absence is:
 
A sign that a child/family need support
Often the cause of academic failure
A red flag for student disengagement
 
Why Focus on Attendance?
 
Illness
Lack of parental support
Friendship issues
Term time holidays
Extended religious celebrations
Why are students absent from
school?
The main reasons:
 
Rewarding attendance at
Rewarding attendance at
Springfield
Springfield
 
Half term:
Certificate
1 hour in Peace room with treats
Full term:
Certificate
Pencil
Badge
Movie afternoon with treats
 
Rewarding continuous 100%
Rewarding continuous 100%
attendance
attendance
 
Two full terms – local trip and lunch
Whole year – trip to the seaside and
special attendance badge
 
Sharing attendance information
Sharing attendance information
 
Termly letter with child’s attendance
Newsletter to show whole school and by
class
Twitter for classes with highest attendance
Displays around school
 
Response to feedback
Response to feedback
 
Termly trips/visitors
Celebrations
Assemblies
After school clubs
Rewards
 
Ways for parents to encourage
Ways for parents to encourage
attendance:
attendance:
 
1.
Talk
Talk
 regularly with your child about
 regularly with your child about
school and how they feel about it. They
school and how they feel about it. They
are more likely to attend if they feel
are more likely to attend if they feel
supported and 
supported and 
listened
listened
 to.
 to.
2.
Ensure your child arrives 
Ensure your child arrives 
on time 
on time 
each
each
day, ready to learn.
day, ready to learn.
3.
Inform the school 
Inform the school 
immediately
immediately
 if there
 if there
are any matters that arise that may
are any matters that arise that may
affect the attendance of your
affect the attendance of your
child
child
 
 
 
Ways for parents to support the
Ways for parents to support the
school:
school:
 
Phone
Phone
 us as soon as possible to tell us why
 us as soon as possible to tell us why
your child is absent, and when you expect
your child is absent, and when you expect
them to return.
them to return.
 
Only grant days at home for 
Only grant days at home for 
genuine
genuine
illness. (you will know!!)
illness. (you will know!!)
 
 
Avoid
Avoid
 taking holidays in school time.
 taking holidays in school time.
 
Ways for school to support
Ways for school to support
families
families
 
Pastoral Team are here
Pastoral Team are here
to help
to help
Contact Miss Stringer
Contact Miss Stringer
enquiry@springfieldacad
enquiry@springfieldacad
emy.org.uk
emy.org.uk
 
 
 
 
Attend and
Attend and
Achieve!
Achieve!
 
Please 
Please 
help
help
 us and your child by ensuring their
 us and your child by ensuring their
attendance remains above 
attendance remains above 
96%,
96%,
 allowing them to
 allowing them to
achieve 
achieve 
their potential.
their potential.
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Good attendance is crucial for academic success and future opportunities. Missing school can have long-term consequences on a child's education, impacting their grades, achievements, and potential earnings. This article explores the significance of attendance, the impact of missed days on learning, and the correlation between attendance and academic performance. It emphasizes the need for parents to prioritize their child's attendance for a brighter future.


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  1. Raise Your Childs Attendance -Raise their Chances! What does Good attendance mean?

  2. Do you know what your child's attendance is? Do you know what it means? ?

  3. This is Simone. She is in Year 4 and has 90% attendance. Is that good? What does this mean?

  4. Simone thinks this is pretty good, so do her parents. Are they right? 90% attendance = day missed every week!! Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri ? Absent half a day every week

  5. Lets look a little closer.. 1 school year at 90% attendance = 4 whole weeks of lessons MISSED!!! 38 school weeks Sept July ? Absent for 4 weeks

  6. How does your child compare? which means this number of lessons missed Attendance during one school year equals this number of days absent which is approximately this many weeks absent 95% 9 days 2 weeks 50 lessons 90% 19 days 4 weeks 100 lessons 85% 29 days 6 weeks 150 lessons 80% 38 days 8 weeks 200 lessons

  7. 90% attendance over 5 years of school . = a school year missed! Sept July Y2 Y3 Y4 a year absent from school Y5 Y6

  8. What impact might this have on a child s life ? Research suggests that 19 missed school days a year at secondary = 1 GCSE grade DROP in achievement. The greater the attendance the greater the achievement.

  9. What could your childs potential earnings look like? Graduate degree 18.23 per hour Potential Earnings average per hour A levels 13.02 per hour GCSE s 9.89 per hour. no qualifications 8.36 per hour. Qualifications What do you want for your child?

  10. So 90% is not as good as it first seemed. Ask yourself: What can I do as a parent to increase my child's attendance?

  11. What is the expected minimum attendance percentage set out by the Government? The answer is: 95% This is the minimum expectation that the Government have for all children to attend school.

  12. What absence percentage is considered as persistent absenteeism by the Government? The answer is: >10% Any absence above 10% is classified as persistent absenteeism .

  13. Who can authorise a childs absence? The answer is: The Head Teacher (who may delegate this authority to another member of staff) Other people may give information to the Head Teacher to inform his/her decision but this is not the same as giving authorisation for the absence.

  14. For what reason(s) are children allowed a day off school? None! Students can attend emergency medical and dental appointments, but it is important that they attend school before/after these appointments, where possible. Time may be given in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Head teacher. This is extremely unusual.

  15. If a child has 90% attendance at the end of the school year, how much time has he missed? 4 weeks - this is a lot when you realise that the student school year is only 38 weeks long! If attendance at 90% for the time at primary school, a child will have missed over half a year of school 32 weeks!

  16. If a child has 90% attendance throughout secondary school, how much could this detrimentally affect each of his GCSE grades? 1 full GCSE grade. Remember, research suggests that day missed each week during secondary school equates to a full grade in each subject

  17. Who can help to improve a child s attendance? The pupil s family Teaching staff Admin staff Pastoral Managers School Leaders The Head of School Outside Agencies

  18. Who can help to improve a child s attendance? At this age if a child is absent it is rarely their fault. As Springfield staff, we all have a responsibility to monitor and encourage student attendance, whilst engaging students and families in working with us to ensure that all children are able to attend school and maintain their education wherever possible.

  19. Why Focus on Attendance? A high percentage of school absence is: A sign that a child/family need support Often the cause of academic failure A red flag for student disengagement

  20. Why are students absent from school? The main reasons: Illness Lack of parental support Friendship issues Term time holidays Extended religious celebrations

  21. Rewarding attendance at Springfield Half term: Certificate 1 hour in Peace room with treats Full term: Certificate Pencil Badge Movie afternoon with treats

  22. Rewarding continuous 100% attendance Two full terms local trip and lunch Whole year trip to the seaside and special attendance badge

  23. Sharing attendance information Termly letter with child s attendance Newsletter to show whole school and by class Twitter for classes with highest attendance Displays around school

  24. Response to feedback Termly trips/visitors Celebrations Assemblies After school clubs Rewards

  25. Ways for parents to encourage attendance: 1. Talk regularly with your child about school and how they feel about it. They are more likely to attend if they feel supported and listened to. Ensure your child arrives on time each day, ready to learn. Inform the school immediately if there are any matters that arise that may affect the attendance of your child 2. 3.

  26. Ways for parents to support the school: Phone us as soon as possible to tell us why your child is absent, and when you expect them to return. Only grant days at home for genuine illness. (you will know!!) Avoid taking holidays in school time.

  27. Ways for school to support families Pastoral Team are here to help Contact Miss Stringer enquiry@springfieldacad emy.org.uk

  28. Attend and Achieve! Please help us and your child by ensuring their attendance remains above 96%, allowing them to achieve their potential.

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