Attendance
We always work very hard to improve attendance at St Ethelwold's as we firmly believe that the more we have your child in school, the more they will learn and the happier they will be.
At present attendance stands at 89% which compares favourably with many local schools and we will be working towards getting up towards 95%. Our governor agreed policy and procedure means that you may get a letter if attendance drops below this, please do not be alarmed if this happens to you! It is a chance for us to begin a discussion on how we can improve the attendance and open up a two-way conversation.
Is it really serious for Children to be in school and on time?
Yes!
- Your child will be calm and ready to begin learning
- They will not miss registration
- They will not miss the start of a lesson
- They will not disrupt the other children. They will be given the best possible opportunity to succeed
- It is a valuable life skill.
My child has 90% attendance, that's good isn't it?
It sounds good, but is it? 90% attendance is equivalent to half a day missed every week or 4 whole weeks of lessons missed each year!
Missing 6 days a term every year, is the same as missing one whole school year!
