Good attendance is vital for a child’s education. If a child is continually absent from school this can seriously affect their performance and lead to the child underachieving. If you know your child is going to be absent, please phone the school at the earliest opportunity. When your child returns to school, please ensure that you send a note to the class teacher to confirm the absence with the reason for it. All absences are carefully monitored and absences that are not covered by a note are recorded as unauthorised. Authorised absence covers illness, educational visits organised by the school and taking part in a variety of other activities for example sporting events. Unauthorised absences occur when the school is not informed of an absence or the reason for the absence is not acceptable. Children who arrive late are given a late mark in the register. The registers close ten minutes after the start of the school day. Periods of prolonged absence with no explanation are reported to the Education Welfare Officer (EWO). The EWO will then make contact with the family concerned to see if help can be offered to resolve any problems.
The staff and Governors at King’s Wood School work to ensure that each child is able to reach its educational and social potential. Parents can best support their child by ensuring that they attend regularly and are well prepared for the school day.
Even short absences can have a detrimental effect on your child’s learning.
Request for leave of absence or holidays during term time will not be granted and if taken may result in a Penalty notice being served on you which incurs a fine of £50.00 or £100.00.