ATTENDANCE INFORMATION

By law, all children must receive a full-time education. As a parent/carer, you are responsible for making sure that your child attends school regularly and on time.

All children are expected to attend school for the full 190 days per year.

Good attendance means being in school at least 97% of the time (between 184 & 190 days)

Class doors open 8.45am - 8.55am

If you arrive after 8.55am please report to the school office.  Your child will be marked ‘late’ in the register.

Your child might not achieve a 100% attendance award.

If you arrive very late in the morning please report to the school office. Your child will be marked ‘unauthorised absence’ in the register. Very late children are monitored by the Luton Borough Council Education Welfare Service (LBC EWO). Your child might not achieve a 100% attendance award.

APPOINTMENTS

• Any appointments during school hours will reduce your child’s attendance percentage.
• You should always try to make appointments outside of school hours, please let us know if you can’t so we can mark the register accordingly. (Your child might not achieve a 100% attendance award).
• It is school policy to not authorise holidays or trips to embassies during the school term.
• You should always try to take holidays during the school holidays (all dates of these are on our website (home page / parents / calendar).

ILLNESS

• If your child is ill you must call and tell us why - 01582 359390
• Please give us Dr appointment cards or chemist prescriptions that relate to the absence if you have them.
• If we don’t hear from you the register will be marked as ‘unauthorised absence’.
• These absences are monitored by the LBC EWO who can issue a fine (£) to parents.

Please make sure we have your correct contact numbers!

What if your child is ill or injured during school? How would we get hold of you?

End of the day    

Please collect your child at 3.30pm

Collecting children from school

If someone different is collecting your child, and the teacher does not already know this person, staff will ask for a password as a way of being able to identify them.  Please make sure they are aware of your password, otherwise your child will not be released without further investigation.

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If you are late to collect your child:

• Go to the main entrance - late collections are monitored by staff.
• Call us (01582 359390) if you are delayed so we can inform and reassure your child.