The target attendance figure for all students is a minimum of 96% attendance. 96-100% is the ‘Excellent Attendance’ group.
Regular school attendance is essential for your child’s success. Research shows that lower attendance can have a negative impact on attainment.
We value our partnership with parents and carers and ask for your support in ensuring that your child attends school every day and arrives on time. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please contact us so that we can work together to support improved attendance.
You can view your child’s attendance percentage on Bromcom.
Please ensure that your child attends school every day, on time, equipped and ready to learn. Students should arrive for morning welcome by 8:30am. Any student arriving after this time must sign in at reception.
Key Points for Attendance
- Students should attend school for 187 days per year.
- Holidays should not be taken in school time.
- We will on occasion need to send you letters to let you know about potential effects of your child’s attendance, should it drop below 96%. In each of these letters there is specific legal wording which has to be used. Please respond to letters or telephone calls regarding attendance and punctuality as required by the content of the letter or if you wish to discuss the impact of attendance further.
- As a parent or carer you are committing an offence if you fail to ensure that your child attends school regularly and punctually, even if they are missing school without your knowledge.
Key Points for Absence
- If your child is ill, contact the school on each day of absence.
- If no contact is received regarding the absence, it is recorded as unauthorised. Ultimately the school is responsible for deciding if the absence is acceptable or not. Only genuine absence will be authorised. You must to provide medical certificates or evidence of appointments if you wish us to consider them, or if your child has a poor attendance record.
- All requests for leave of absence in term time must be made in writing at least two weeks in advance of the required date.
- Ensure that medical appointments are made outside of school time if at all possible.
FAQ’s
Q. What action should I take if my child is too unwell to attend school?
All absences must be reported by 8.30am on a daily basis. You can do this by sending an email to attendance@astreastivo.org before 8.30am including your child’s name, tutor group, reason for absence, your name and a contact telephone number.
The school should be advised of any medical condition. A doctor’s certificate may be requested if it affects your child’s attendance.
If my child is late for school, what should they do?
Registration takes place in tutor rooms from 8.30am – 8.55am. If your child arrives after 8.30am they must sign in at reception.
Persistent lateness will not be tolerated and further action will be taken. If there is a valid reason for lateness, or a change in your home circumstances that is affecting your child’s attendance at school, please advise us immediately.
My child has a medical appointment?
Appointments should be made outside of school hours. If this is not possible, please notify the school in advance by email or telephone.
More Information
Lateness
Parents/carers are asked to support the school by ensuring that their child arrives at school on time. The school has electronic registration with a register being taken at each lesson. If a student arrives late to school they must sign in at reception and then go straight to their lesson. Any student who is late without a valid reason may be given a detention after school.
Signing in and out
A student who has to leave school for a medical or dental appointment or other valid reason needs an absence note. They report to reception to ‘sign out’ of school, and ‘signs in’ on returning to school. Parents/carers can either telephone or email the Attendance Manager with advanced notice of any appointments. Any student without an appropriate absence note cannot be allowed to leave school.