1. Attendance and Attainment

2. Why is school attendance so important? 7.7 million school days are lost each year 7.7 million school days are lost each year 10% of persistent truants achieved 5 A*-C compared with 38% of occasional truants and 58% of non truants 10% of persistent truants achieved 5 A*-C compared with 38% of occasional truants and 58% of non truants 21% of persistent truants had no qualifications as opposed to 3% of non truants 21% of persistent truants had no qualifications as opposed to 3% of non truants

3. He is in Year 2 His attendance is always around 90%. He and his family think this is pretty good. 90% attendance means that he is absent from lessons for the equivalent of one half day every week. In Year 2 he missed the equivalent of four whole weeks (half a term) If he continues this pattern then over five years he will miss the equivalent of about one half of a school year

4. Attendance % What is your child’s attendance ? What is your child’s attendance ?

5. What does percentage attendance look like? % absence Equivalent weekly absence Equivalent termly absence Equivalent yearly absence 90%½ day1 week 2 days4 weeks 80%1 day2 weeks 4 days8 weeks 70%1 ½ days4 weeks 1 day12 weeks 60%2 days5 weeks 3 days16 weeks 50%2 ½ days7 weeks20 weeks

6. Percentage Attendance by Year 11 % absence Total absencesLoss of education 90%20 weeks1 ½ TERMS 80%40 weeks1YEAR 70%60 weeks1 ½ YEARS 60%80 weeks2 YEARS 50%100 weeks2 ½ YEARS

7. High Attendance Means More learning opportunities More learning opportunities Better qualifications Better qualifications Better life choices Better life choices

8. Holidays in Term Time at Longlevens Infant School To ensure the maximum learning opportunities for all of our pupils we request that every effort be made to avoid taking family holidays in term time. If this is not possible, a holiday form should be completed by the parent/carer with day-to-day care, no more than 6 weeks and no less than 2 weeks before the planned absence. The head teacher will consider the request carefully, including previous attendance records, the pupil’s age and stage of education before notifying parents/carers whether the holiday can be authorised. Please note authorisation will not be given for holidays over exam times and no more than 10 school days will be allowed unless the circumstances are truly exceptional. For further information see the School’s Attendance Policy