Attendance ‘At Hemington we want to ensure our children are learning in the best way possible. Anything less than 100% attendance means that your child is missing out on their education. 90% attendance is the same as missing half a day each week, or one whole month a year off school!
Celebrating Attendance Good attendance is vital for learning and making friends at school. We have launched our ‘Pizza Party’ scheme to motivate the children into coming into school every day. Every day counts….. As well as celebrating the class with the highest attendance on the newsletter the children will win a slice of pizza to put on the pizza display in the entrance hall. The class to gain the highest number of pizza slices by the final week of each half term will have a free ‘party’. Hemingtons Pizza Parties consist of:
Free food goodies for each child in the class.
Some free time and reward time to celebrate having the highest attendance for the half term.
Punctuality at Hemington Each day those who arrive in school before 8.45 will put their name on an early bird token. This token will be put in the daily raffle/behaviour ladder pot. Occasional weeks we will have a ‘super week’. Early birds will be pulled out in assembly and the children will get a visit to the Hemington shop. Reporting Absence Any absence from school should be reported to the office before 9.30 am. If we are unable to take your call, please leave a message. Our School office number is : 01332 810447 We monitor and support all attendance in a structured way.
Attendance Steps at Hemington STAGE 1 – If your child’s attendance falls below 95%, or a pattern of time off can be seen, a phonecall home will be made asking if support is needed and you will be advised that your child’s attendance is going to be monitored for the next four weeks for improvement STAGE 2 – If after three weeks there is no improvement a stage 2 attendance meeting will be held to discuss how we can support you in improving your child’s attendance. If your child’s attendance is below 90% our Education Welfare Officer may become involved and will attend this meeting. It may be suggested that you provide medical evidence for absence. Unauthorised absence will be looked at, at this point STAGE 3 -If after three weeks improvement is not seen at stage 2 Education Welfare have the following legal powers to enforce school attendance orders, prosecution for irregular attendance or penalty notices. The Headteacher will be involvedparents-attendance-booklet-for-hemington-primary-2023.pdf at this point as well as the EWO. Parents attendance booklet for Hemington Primary 2023 Please see our attendance policy below for any other information. Attendance Policy – Autumn 2024
Holidays in term time Governors have agreed that no absences for holiday requests in term time, day visits or similar will be authorised unless there are exceptional circumstances. However, you must still let school know if your child is going on holiday with the start and return dates. This will ensure the office doesn’t phone to check why your child is absent from school whilst you are away.
Request for leave during term time form download: Absence Request Form Leicestershire have produced the following leaflet about penalties for unauthorised leave and holidays. Please read the Leicestershire update which we as a school follow. PN Update for Parents Leaflet v3
Absence Requests A reminder of our policy on absence requests is that no leave of absence in term time can be authorised unless it meets exceptional circumstances. If parents take children on holiday during term time, we act on the DfE guidance – If it is felt circumstances are not exceptional, there may be a fixed penalty fine issued by the local authority.
