Attendance/Absence
Our school gates open at 8.30am and the school day finishes at 3.00pm. This means school is open for 32 hours and 30 minutes each week.
I am sure you will appreciate that regular attendance at school is a major contributor to academic progress. Please see the Attendance Ladder below which illustrates the importance of your child attending school regularly. Therefore, I am not permitted to authorise day trips and outings, or annual family holidays where it is not possible for these to be arranged in school holiday times.
We know that in most cases when children are absent it is for genuine reasons, and where attendance is of concern for some families, we are available and willing to help support you and your child to overcome any difficulties by arranging meetings with our Attendance Team. At Seaside, we believe that we can all work together - the child, the parents and the school to achieve the best chance of success for the child.
If attendance should continue to be a cause for concern, I am required to refer these onto the school’s Education Welfare Officer, to be investigated. We will communicate this referal with you and you will receive a standard letter. As Head, I do have some discretion in sending these letters to parents, taking individual circumstances into account. However, where persistent absence becomes an issue, I am bound by law to take steps to ensure that all children are able to access and receive a high quality education.
May I take this opportunity to remind parents that you should notify school on the first morning of absence, if your child is unable to attend school for any reason. We would like you to advise us of this using the 'Studybugs' App (see the 'Reporting Your Child's Absence' section below).
Thank you for your diligence in ensuring your child is in school.
Mr Lee Murley
Headteacher (CEO)
Reporting Your Child's Absence
Studybugs
If your child is too unwell to come to school, we would like you to advise us of this using the 'Studybugs' App. This is free to download from the Android 'Play store', the Apple App store or from Microsoft Windows (see the links below).
Once downloaded, you need to register your details. You can then notify us free of charge from 7.30pm the night before the absence until 9.00am on the day of the absence.
If you know your child will be late for any reason on the school day, you must contact the school at the earliest opportunity. Tel: 01903 876300
Absence During School Time
Absence during term time is discretionary, not an automatic entitlement. Any request for absence during term time must be exceptional and can only be authorised by the Headteacher. If you wish to take your child out of school for any period of time during the term, you must complete the Absence Request Form (available for download below).
If you have any queries regarding attendance/absence, please contact the School office by telephone or email.
schooladmin@seasideprimary.co.uk
01903 876300
Click on the link below for our Attendance Policy