Regular attendance at school is fundamental for the educational progress of your child. It also helps your child socially, mentally and is the law.

Children should attend school every day unless there is a genuine reason that your child needs to be absent. Exceptional circumstances include genuine illness, some religious festivals or bereavement.

Only exceptional circumstances are authorised absences and this is the sole decision of Mrs Bhardwaj, Headteacher.

LATE ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL

SCHOOL BEGINS AT 8.30am for morning nursery.

8.50am for Y1 & Y2, 8.55am for Y3, Y4, Y5 & Y6 and 9.00am for reception. It is expected that children are in the classroom at that time.

School playground doors will be shut promptly and your child will then need to enter through the front doors by the office. You must sign your child in on the inventory system with a valid reason for late arrival.

Lates are monitored on a regular basis, and you will receive a letter or phone call regarding this if it becomes a frequent occurrence: it is important that your child is at school on time as they settle in for the school day better and do not miss the learning, which begins straight away with a Do Now !(recap of prior learning activity)

ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL

If your child is unable to attend school please ring school and leave a message stating your child's name, class and reason for absence. If you do not inform us, school has a legal safeguarding duty to investigate any unexplained absences. We will try to contact you by phone and if this is not successful, we may complete welfare checks. Members of our attendance  team to visit your home to find out where your child is and to ensure that they are safe

Attendance of all children is monitored weekly. This includes the children in our early years classes.

At Springfield, we aim for full attendance for all children.

Please see the attendance section.

 

HOLIDAYS

It is not permitted to take holidays during term time.

If you wish to take your child on holiday during term time, you must ask for a Leave of Absence Form from the school office and hand it back in once completed. In very exceptional circumstances, the Headteacher may authorise all or part of a holiday. You will be informed of her decision in a letter. If your holiday is unauthorised, you can be given a fixed penalty notice by the Local Authority Prosecution Service.

Please see the attendance section .

KEY STAFF

Mrs Bhardwaj - Headteacher/Attendance Officer

Mrs Morgan- Family Support Worker/ Attendance Support

Miss Russell- Attendance Administrator