Attendance

The school gates open at 8.35 a.m.   School ends at 3.30 p.m.

1. Children are expected to be in school, and ready to learn, when the school day starts at  8.50 a.m.
2.  Class registers are completed between 8:40 and 8.50 a.m.
3. Late arrivals before registration closure: Children are marked as Late.
4. Late arrivals after Register closes: Children are marked as Unauthorised Absence for the whole session.
5. 8.30 – 9.10 Absence calls listened to/attendance emails checked and registers adjusted accordingly. Principal/Administrator check Arbour registers.
6. For those children that are still not accounted for by now, a nominated staff member will  telephone the child's parent / home depending on school protocols, to seek reasons for the absence and reassurance from a parent that the child is safe at home with an adult.
7. If contact is made with the parent/carer and the child is missing from home, the staff member should advise the parent to contact all family and social contacts, the police and services such as the local accident and emergency departments and the child's GP.
8. If contact cannot be made with the first home contact the staff member should call everyone on the contact list. 
9. If the member of staff is concerned about the response they receive from parents or they are still unable to locate any of the contacts, the staff member should consider, with the school's designated safeguarding lead (DSL), the degree of vulnerability of the child to decide on whether any further action is required at this stage. 
10. The school should consider sending staff or any other agency involved with the child or family to the home address. 

Attendance Policy