Attendance

Ryedene Primary School and Nursery recognises that positive behaviour and good attendance are essential in order to raise standards of pupil attainment and to give every child/young person the best educational experience possible.

The law entitles every child of compulsory school age to an efficient, full-time education suitable to their age, aptitude, and any special educational need they may have. It is the legal responsibility of every parent to make sure their child receives that education either by attendance at a school or by education otherwise than at a school.

Where parents decide to have their child registered at school, they have an additional legal duty to ensure their child attends that school regularly. This means their child must attend every day that the school is open, except in a small number of allowable circumstances such as being too ill to attend or being given permission for an absence in advance from the school.

The DfE has produced guidance for maintained schools, academies, independent schools, and local authorities: 'Working together to improve school attendance'.

Our Attendance Policy reflects the key principles of that guidance and can be found below:

 

ryedene pupil attendance policy 2024 2025.pdf

nursery attendance policy march 2024.pdf

Information for Parents (August 2024 changes to penalty notices)

helping parents understand penalty notice fines for school attendance.pdf

 

For further information regarding attendance and support available please follow this link: Attendance – The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)