St Thomas' Attendance

We will be monitoring children’s attendance and punctuality weekly and will let parents know if there are any concerns and if children enter an ‘at risk’ category.  Teachers will be talking to children about their attendance and will celebrate those who have made improvements or continue to attend well.

Regular attendance is not just a legal requirement, but it is vital for children to maximize their learning, and achieve their full potential at St Thomas’ CE Primary School. There are a number of important steps parents can take to ensure their child maintains a high level of attendance:

• Ensure your child attends every day, on time, equipped and ready to learn.
• School starts at 8.55am, your child should be in class by this time.
• If your child is ill, please make sure that you contact the school- to ask for advice if necessary. Please make sure you phone school for every day that your child is absent.
• If no contact is received regarding the absence, it is recorded as unauthorised.
• Please ensure that medical appointments are made outside school time where possible. If this is not possible, your child needs to register at the school before they are taken to the medical appointment. We will need to see medical evidence upon return.
• Holidays should not be taken during school time. Holidays will not be authorised during term time, and may result in a fixed penalty notice.
• If you need to withdraw your child from school for exceptional reasons please fill in a request form which can be found in the office.
• Speak to your child’s class teacher or office staff if you are experiencing difficulty in getting your child into school and we will do all that we can to help.