Attendance
Attendance Matters
At Riverside, we value good attendance at school and work hard to support families and children by understanding the key drivers behind poor attendance and ensuring bespoke support is offered.
Regular school attendance is essential to give your child the best opportunities in life.
Good attendance means a child is less likely to fall behind with their work and more likely to do well in exams.
As the Department for Education has shared, there is a link between absence and attainment at school. Therefore, we put attendance at school as a key daily driver to ensure children have the opportunity to succeed.
Department for Education - The link between absence and attainment
Attendance percentage equates to the amount of school time missed
|
Attendance during one school year |
Equivalent Days |
Equivalent Sessions |
Equivalent Weeks |
|
95% |
9 Days |
18 Sessions |
2 weeks |
|
90% |
19 Days |
38 Sessions |
4 Weeks |
|
85% |
29 Days |
58 Sessions |
6 Weeks |
|
80% |
38 Days |
72 Sessions |
8 Weeks |
|
75% |
48 Days |
96 Sessions |
10 Weeks |
|
70% |
57 Days |
114 Sessions |
11.5 Weeks |
|
65% |
67 Days |
134 Sessions |
13.5 Weeks |
Every Minute Matters
If you child arrives late to school everyday, their learning begins to suffer.
Below is a graph showing how being late to school over a school year adds up to lost learning time.
How can Parents and Carers help to ensure good attendance at school:
- Send your child to school every day
- Ensure child is arrives punctually
- Ensure child know how important education is
- Encourage your child and show an interest
- Attend school open evenings and school events
- Avoid taking family holidays during term time
- Make sure your child gets a good night rest
Absences can hide problems that we could be sorting out together.
If your child is not wanting to attend school for any reason (feeling unwell etc) often is a sign that there is something worrying your child.
Even small issues can be massive worries or concerns to a child. If your child behaviour changes or they are pretending to be sick or just wanting to make excuses to stay at home please consider if there is something worrying your child and speak to the school.
Further support
If you would like support with your child's attendance or punctuality, please contact the office and ask for Miss Davies or Mr Warley.
