Attendance
At The Triple Crown Centre we place an emphasis on the importance of regular and punctual school attendance. We believe through good attendance at school children will achieve higher attainment, have better opportunities, and establish good habits that will support them throughout their lives.
We also know that some students find it harder than others to attend school and therefore at all stages of improving attendance, we will try to work in partnership with students and parent/carers collaboratively to remove any barriers to attendance and working together to put the right support in place.
Our school procedures are based around the principles and stages of:
Preventing poor attendance
Early intervention and Early Help to address early patterns of poor attendance and agree ways to improve.
Targeted interventions (including Early Help and Formal interventions) for those children who are persistently absent or severely absent.
Understanding barriers to individuals’ attendance and agree individual plans for children with specific needs.
Formal Statutory Interventions where support has not been effective or engaged with.
If you have a concern about your child’s attendance your first point of contact is the school office.
Absence
If a child is absent from school parents/carers should contact the school on the 1st day of absence by 9.00am inform the school of the reason for absence.
Parents/carers are expected to maintain contact with the school throughout the absence by making contact each day.
Medical and Dental Appointments:
Where possible such appointments should be booked outside of school hours.
Punctuality
To access the most of the school day we ask parents/carers to ensure that their child is in school for 8.50am.
Parents can support regular school attendance by:
Making sure their child leaves for school with plenty of time to arrive on time.
Supporting and encouraging their child by attending parents evenings and other events.
Contacting the school to discuss any concerns regarding their child’s attendance.
Working in partnership with the school to resolve any issues that are impacting on their child’s attendance.
Making any medical appointments outside of school hours whenever possible.
Not taking children out of school for holidays in term time or for other unnecessary absences.
If you would like more information regarding the school's approach to securing good school attendance please see the school attendance policy.