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Attendance

At Culloden Primary Academy we aim for all of our young people to have 95% attendance or above. 

It is important for all our pupils to come to school every day and on time! Regular attendance and punctuality helps us learn well in school, make friends and have fun. When we miss school, it is easy to fall behind and miss out on exciting lessons and activities. Poor attendance can also affect our friendships, making it harder to join in class discussions and group projects.

 

  • 95% attendance means that your child has missed two weeks of school in that school year.
  • 90% attendance means that your child has missed four weeks of school/half a day every week.
  • 80% attendance means that your child has missed eight weeks of school.
  • Attendance of below 90% over five years is equivalent to your child missing half a year of school.
  • Attendance below 80% over five years means that your child misses a whole year of school.

 

 

You can see the Paradigm Attendance policy here.

Attendance Reporting

All medical appointments should be made outside of school hours where possible.

If your child has a medical appointment you will need to notify the Attendance team in the office not the Class Teacher. Proof of any appointments will be requested by the Attendance Team. Please make sure to contact school for each day that your child is absent. You can do this by calling the School or through MCAS.

Attendance Initiatives

Having monitored and tracked the school’s attendance, we have identified pupils are more likely to miss school on a Monday and Friday.

Therefore, we are putting into place a number of whole school initiatives to raise our attendance and ensure all pupils are encouraged to come into school everyday so that they do not miss out on an exceptional education.

Nursery Reception, Y1 and Y2

Mondays: 

Show and tell sessions: Pupils can bring in an object/item/toy from home that they get to play with for up to 20 minutes of the day. Different pupils will be chosen each week to show and talk about their item to the class.

Fridays:

Take a Teddy Home: Every Friday a pupil from each class will be chosen to take their ‘class teddy’ home for the weekend. Pupils will write a short diary entry into ‘Teddy’s Diary’. Teddy is expected back on Monday so that the diary entry can be read out. Every child in the class will have a turn so please be patient for your child’s turn.

Lunchtime Disco: Every Friday for 15-20 minutes of lunch playtime, pupils will enjoy a lunchtime disco.

 

Nursery Reception, Y1 and Y2

Mondays: 

Games Sessions: Pupils are allowed to bring in a card game (Match Attax, Pokemon cards, playing cards) or they will be given a Chromebook to access Kahoot and Time Table RockStars. Pupils will enjoy a games session for up to 20 minutes of the day.

Fridays:

Lunchtime Disco: Every Friday for 15-20 minutes of lunch playtime, pupils will enjoy a lunchtime disco.

 

There will also be:

➢ Weekly attendance and rewards assemblies.
➢ Attendance Parties and non-uniform days for classes with the best attendance each half term. Parents are notified via the MCAS app if their child’s class has won the attendance party.
➢ Certificates for pupils with 100% attendance each half term.
➢ Best attendance classes named in the newsletters.

Unauthorised Absences in Term Time

We follow government guidance on term time holidays and we do not authorise pupil holidays during term time. We encourage parents/carers to take their holidays during one of the scheduled holiday breaks.

You can be fined or face legal action for taking your child on holiday during term time.

Read the government guidance

Soft Start Approach

To further support our attendance initiatives and to raise our whole school and individual pupils’ attendance we have a ‘soft start’ approach to the school day.

This is a slow and gentle start to the school day. Children are welcomed to their classroom with a warm smile from their teacher and support staff and are able to complete low stakes, calming activities, often to some gentle music.

The school gates will open from 8.45am as usual. However, classrooms will also be open from 8.45am. This will allow parents to drop off their child/ren straight to class, 10 minutes earlier, without having to wait around in the playground. Pupils will have 10 minutes extra to settle into their school day. The bell will ring at 8.55am as usual – this will indicate class registers are open. The main entrance will close at 9am. Parents do not need to stay in the playground after they have dropped off their child to their class.