Attendance information
Newsham Primary School believes that good attendance is essential. Pupils cannot achieve their full potential if they do not regularly attend school. Working together to ensure good attendance is one of our school priorities.
We take a whole-school approach to securing good attendance, and recognise the impact that our efforts in other areas – such as the curriculum, behaviour standards, bullying, SEND support, pastoral support, and the effective use of resources such as pupil premium – can have on improving pupil attendance.
We are committed to:
· Promoting and modelling high attendance and its benefits.
· Ensuring equality and fairness for all.
· Ensuring our attendance policy is clear and easily understood by staff, pupils and parents.
· Intervening early and working with other agencies to ensure the health and safety of our pupils.
· Building strong relationships with families to overcome barriers to attendance.
· Working collaboratively with other schools in the area, as well as other agencies.
· Regularly monitoring and analysing attendance and absence data to identify pupils or cohorts that require more support.
The school’s lead person on attendance is Mrs Cathryn Watson, School Business Leader, and can be contacted via schooladmin@newshamprimary.co.uk. or on 01670 353124. Parents and carers will be expected to contact this address or telephone number for queries or concerns about attendance.
Raising levels of attendance and improving punctuality will help raise standards of attainment for our pupils.
Moments Matter – Attendance Counts!
