Attendance

Education is your child’s future – help them to make the most of the opportunity!

Attending school regularly and on time has a significant impact on the quality of your child’s education.  Please see the times of the day bor each key stage below:

School Times

Nursery
Morning Session     8.30am – 11.30am
Lunchtime                  11.30am – 12.30pm
Afternoon Session  12.30pm – 3.30pm

Reception
Morning Session     8.45am – 11.45am
Lunchtime                  11.45am – 12.45pm
Afternoon Session  12.45pm – 3.10pm

Total weekly hours – 32 hours 5 minutes

KS1
Morning Session     8.45am – 12.00pm
Breaktime Yr1          10.30am – 10.45am
Breaktime Yr2          10.45am – 11.00am
Lunchtime                  12.00pm – 1.00pm
Afternoon Session  1.00pm – 3.15pm

Total weekly hours – 32 hours 30 minutes

KS2
Morning Session      8.45am -12.15pm
Break                      10.30am -10.45am

Lunchtime            11.45am – 12.45pm (Years 3&4)
Lunchtime              12.15pm – 1.15pm (Years 5&6)

Afternoon Session  12.45pm – 3.20pm (Years 3&4)
Afternoon Session    1.15pm – 3.20pm ( Years 5&6)

Total weekly hours – 32 hours 55 minutes

If a child is not present at school they cannot learn and irregular attendance will disrupt the flow of their learning.

Attendance is carefully monitored in school in order to ensure that each child is given the best possible opportunity to achieve. Authorised absence will only be approved by the Headteacher in exceptional circumstances and we will write to parents and request individual meetings where a child’s attendance is a concern. This information will also be shared with our Education Welfare Officer.

For this school year we hope our overall attendance will be even better.

Please read our Attendance and Punctuality Policy for more information.

Rewards

We use a number of incentives to encourage our pupils to attend school regularly. These include certificates for excellent attendance, Attendance Ted and the “Hunt the Bear” race.

Each week our Attendance Teds spend time in the classes with the highest attendance.

KS2 Attendance Bear Race 

In KS2 each week, classes are moved along the Hunt the Bear track towards the finish, and their speed depends on the level of class attendance during the previous week. The goal is to be the first class to reach the finish line, where the bear is found!

In EYFS and KS1 classes with 90% attendance and above are awarded a star.
KS1 Attendance 
Early Years Attendance 
At the end of every term, the pupils know that they will be rewarded with a certificate if their attendance remains at 100%.

Holidays

Holidays in term time will not be granted under any circumstances. We do not authorise holiday during term time due to the detrimental effect this has on that child’s learning and the disruption caused to the rest of the class.

 Appointments

Medical, dental and optical appointments should be arranged outside of school hours whenever possible. If your child needs to attend a medical appointment in school time, then you will be asked to produce an appointment card or letter as evidence of this. Please avoid taking children out of school for medical appointments for their brothers or sisters.

Illness

There may be valid reasons why pupils cannot attend school. Please see our illness guide below to find out when it is appropriate to keep your child at home. If your child is ill you should telephone the school office on 01708 743404 by 9:30am.  If you have not contacted us, our Attendance Officer will telephone you to find out why your child is not at school. This is for your child’s safety so please be understanding if you receive a call from us.

Please note: If your child is absent for more than four days we will again ask to see medical evidence. This can be in the form of a doctor’s note or prescription medicine bottle. We cannot authorise absences of four days or more without this evidence.

Condition

Recommended period to be kept away from school (once child is well)

Comments

Chickenpox Until all spots have crusted and formed a scab – usually five-seven days from onset of rash Chicken pox causes a rash of red, itchy spots that turn into fluid-filled blisters. They then crust over to form scabs, which eventually drop off.
Cold sores None Many healthy children and adults excrete this virus at some time without having a ‘sore’ (herpes simplex virus)
German measles Five days from onset of rash The child is most infectious before the diagnosis is made and most children should be immune to immunisation so that exclusion after the rash appears will prevent very few cases
Hand, foot and mouth disease None Usually a mild disease not justifying time off school
Impetigo 48 hours after treatment starts and/or until lesions are crusted or healed Antibiotic treatment by mouth may speed healing. If lesions can reliably be kept covered exclusion may be shortened
Measles Five days from onset of rash Measles is now rare in the UK
Molluscum contagiosum None A mild condition
Ringworm (Tinea) None Proper treatment by the GP is important. Scalp ringworm needs treatment with an antifungal by mouth
Roseolla None A mild illness, usually caught from well persons
Scabies Until treated Outbreaks have occasionally occurred in schools and nurseries. Child can return as soon as properly treated. This should include all the persons in the household.
Scarlet fever Five days from child commencing antibiotics Treatment recommended for the affected
Slapped cheek or Fifth disease (Parvovirus) None Exclusion is Ineffective as nearly all transmission takes place before the child becomes unwell.
Warts and verrucae None Affected children may go swimming but verrucae should be covered
Diarrhoea and/or vomiting (with or without a specified diagnosis) Until diarrhoea and vomiting has settled (neither for the previous 48 hours). Please check with the school before sending your child back. Usually there will be no specific diagnosis and for most conditions there is no specific treatment. A longer period of exclusion may be appropriate for children under age 5 and older children unable to maintain good personal hygiene.
E-coli and Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome Depends on the type of E-coli seek FURTHER ADVICE from the CCDC
Giardiasis Until diarrhoea has settled for the previous 24 hours) There is a specific antibiotic treatment
Salmonella Until diarrhoea and vomiting has settled (neither for the previous 24 hours) If the child is under five years or has difficulty in personal hygiene, seek advice from the Consultant in Communicable Disease Control.
Shigella (Bacillary dysentery) Until diarrhoea has settled (for the previous 24 hours) If the child is under five years or had difficulty in personal hygiene, seek advice from the Consultant in Communicable Disease Control.
Flu (Influenza) None Flu is most infectious just before and at the onset of symptoms
Tuberculosis CCDC will advise Generally requires quite prolonged, close contact for spread on action. Not usually spread from children.
Whooping cough (Pertussis) Five days from commencing antibiotic treatment Treatment (usually with erythromycin) is recommended though non-infectious coughing may still continue for many weeks
Conjunctivitis None If an outbreak occurs consult Consultant in Communicable Disease Control
Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis) None
Head lice (nits) None Treatment is recommended only in cases where live lice have definitely been seen
Hepatitis A See comments There is no justification for exclusion of well older children with good hygiene who will have been much more infectious prior to the diagnosis. Exclusion is justified for five days from the onset of jaundice or stools going pale for the under fives or where hygiene is poor
Meningococcal meningitis/septicaemia The CCDC will give specific advice on any action needed There is no reason to exclude from schools siblings and other close contacts of a case
Meningitis not due to Meningococcalinfection None Once the child is well infection risk is minimal
Mumps Five days from onset of swollen glands The child is most infectious before the diagnosis is made and most children should be immune due to immunisation
Threadworms None Transmission is uncommon in schools but treatment is recommended for the child and family.
Tonsillitis None There are many causes, but most cases are due to viruses and do not need an antibiotic. For one cause, streptococcal infection, antibiotic treatment is recommended
HIV/AIDS HIV is not infectious through casual contact. There have been no recorded cases of spread within a school or nursery.
Hepatitis B and C Although more infectious than HIV, hepatitis B and C have only rarely spread within a school setting. Universal precautions will minimise possible danger or spread of both hepatitis B and C.

For the latest up-to-date guidance please visit nhs.co.uk