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Attendance
As a parent you are legally responsible for making sure that your child attends school. If your child fails to attend school without acceptable reason you risk getting a penalty notice or being prosecuted.
Arranging appointments and outings after school hours, at weekends or during school holidays will help to prevent disruption to your child’s education and to the school. You should not expect the school to agree to your child going on holiday during term time and if you do take them out of school this too may result in a penalty notice.
Struggling to get your child to school?
If you are having difficulty in getting your child to school or think there may be a reason why your child does not want to go to school, you should always speak to your child’s class teacher for help and support.
We can also provide support by working directly with parents and schools. For example, where children have a long-term illness, where families are in difficulty or where a child is being bullied.
Get in touch with us : Miss Cunningham 0151 525 0843 admin.office@gwladysstreet.com
Pupils leave in term time
The law gives no entitlement to parents to take their child on holiday during term time.
Any application for leave must only be in exceptional circumstances and the Head Teacher must be satisfied that the circumstances are exceptional and warrant the granting of leave. Head Teachers would not be expected to class any term time holiday as exceptional.
Parents can receive a fine from the council for taking their child on holiday during term time without consent from the school.
The fines cost £80 if paid within 21 days and £160 if paid within 28 days.
If a parent receives a second fine for the same child within any three-year period, this will be charged at the higher rate of £160.
Fines per parent are limited to two fines within any three-year period. Once this limit has been reached, other action will be considered and may include prosecution.
Unauthorised absence after 19th August 2024 (new academic year)
Read the penalty notice code of conduct for academic year 2024/25 – this policy applies for unauthorised absence from schools from the new academic year, after 19th August 2024.
Incentives
Daily:
Each class has a special guest: Mr Potato Head
For each day the class has 100% Mr Potato head gains a body part. When he is complete the class and class teacher gain a prize of their choice. Movie afternoon/ craft /sporting afternoon are currently top of the list.
Weekly:
Class with 100% attendance are celebrated in the whole school assembly and rewarded by the class teacher.
Half Termly:
Pupils with 100% attendance are put into the Gwladys Street wheel spin drawn during the whole school assembly. We have some amazing prizes such as Amazon Vouchers / Prize Hampers / Family days out.
Gold Silver and Bronze and 100% badgers are presented to pupils during whole school assembelies.
What does good attendance look like?
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