1. Student Tutor Guidance Leader Education Extra College Leader Who is looking after your child? Subject Teachers Deputy College Leader

2. Attendance Key factor in a student’s success Phone Early Everyday Note in School Planner Expect a text Rewards

3. Ways to ensure good attendance Check your child’s attendance on the Parent Portal regularly. Where possible make appointments outside of school time. Please inform school if there is an ongoing medical condition. Encourage your child to “give school a go”. Let us know if you are concerned there is an underlying reason your child doesn’t want to come to school. Support is available. Holidays in term time are unauthorised absences.

4. Attendance % Number of days missed Number of lessons 951052 9020104 8525156 8030208 85% Attendance results in an average underperformance of one GCSE grade across all subjects.