Attendance
Did you know that we track attendance by sessions? One session is either a morning or an afternoon. If you miss one day of school, then you have actually missed two sessions.
|
Sessions |
Days |
Days |
|---|---|---|
|
7 |
3 ½ days |
98% |
|
14 |
7 days |
96% |
|
20 |
10 days |
94% |
|
26 |
13 days |
93% |
|
32 |
16 days |
16 days |
|
38 |
19 days |
19 days |
There is a very clear link between a child’s attendance record and their success in learning. Research shows that the equivalent of 14 days absence from school can equate to achieving a grade lower at GCSE, meaning a 4 would become a 3. 90% attendance means one half day per week, four weeks per year, and half a year off over five years in secondary school.
We are proud of the high standards we set for attendance and are keen to encourage all our students to achieve the best possible attendance records. We understand the barriers our students face when coming to school and will work with families to support their child to attend school.
Absence reporting
Attendance to all school sessions is required by law. The only exceptions to this are in cases of illness or where special leave of absence has been authorised.
If your child is unwell and cannot attend school, parents are requested to notify the school on the first day of absence by one of the methods below:
- Contact the main office on 024 7633 7734
- Telephone by 9.00am. Telephone messages will be recorded by the answerphone and subsequently checked against the class register.
- An email communication (inspired@coventry.go.uk [mailto:inspired@coventry.go.uk]) of absence is also sufficient if provided before your child's lesson
- Please continue to contact the school daily to update the office on your child's absence.
Please note: If no message is received, the school office will endeavour to contact you on the telephone contact numbers given by you.
Please inform the school if your child contracts an infectious disease such as chicken pox, mumps, and German measles (rubella), which can have serious implications for other children and staff.
If you are unsure if your child is too ill for school, information can be found on the NHS website [https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/].
Guidance from NHS UK: Vomiting and diarrhoea. Children with diarrhoea and/or vomiting must be kept off school until at least 48 hours after their symptoms have gone. Most cases of diarrhoea and vomiting in children get better without treatment, however if symptoms persist consult your GP.
Dental and medical appointments
Parents and carers are asked most earnestly not to arrange these during school sessions, except in cases of urgency, so that considerable interference with school work is avoided. Please do not keep children out of school for the whole day unless necessary.
Encouraging school attendance
At InspirED Pathways, we encourage good school attendance. We do this in the following ways:
- By providing a caring and welcoming learning environment
- Staff build positive relationships with every child
- Providing an engaging and broad curriculum
- Taking the time to liaise with families to understand any potential barriers to attendance
- By responding promptly to a child’s or parent’s concerns about the school
- By monitoring pupils' attendance and responding swiftly to concerns around attendance
- Working with agencies to promote school attendance