We are committed to meeting our obligation with regards to school attendance through our whole-school culture and ethos that values good attendance. We believe that improving attendance is everyone’s business. We also understand that the barriers to accessing education are wide and complex, both within and beyond the school gates, and are often specific to individual pupils and families.
The foundation of securing good attendance is that school is a calm, orderly, safe, and supportive environment where all pupils want to be and are keen and ready to learn. It is the expectation of everyone within the wider school community to support pupils to:
We will achieve this by:
There has been recent changes in legal responsibilities in relation to school attendance. Under Section 444 of The Education Act 1996 a parent is guilty of an offence if a child of compulsory school age, who is a registered pupil at a school, fails to attend regularly at the school.
Derbyshire County Council may consideration of legal action if a child's attendance continues to be unsatisfactory. This may result in:
Please be aware that pupils with an attendance of 90% or less will not have absences authorised unless they are accompanied by a medical professional’s letter.