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Raise Your Child’ ’s Attendance, s Attendance, Raise Your Child -Raise their Chances! Raise their Chances! - “ Good attendance Good attendance ” ” What does “ What does mean? mean?

� Do you know what your child's Do you know what your child's � attendance is? attendance is? � Do you know what it means? Do you know what it means? � ? ?

This is Simon. He is in Year 7 and This is Simon. He is in Year 7 and has 90% attendance. has 90% attendance. � Is that good? Is that good? � � What does this mean? What does this mean? �

Simon thinks this is pretty good, so Simon thinks this is pretty good, so do his parents. Are they right? do his parents. Are they right? 90% = ½ ½ day missed day missed 90% attendance = attendance every week!! every week!! (Would your boss like you to be off work this (Would your boss like you to be off work this much??). That’ ’s practically part time! s practically part time! much??). That Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri ? ? Absent half a day every week

Lets looks a little closer… ….. .. Lets looks a little closer 90% 4 whole at 90% attendance = 4 1 school year 1 school year at whole attendance = MI SSED!!! weeks of lessons MI SSED!!! weeks of lessons 38 school weeks Sept July Sept July ? ? Absent for 4 weeks

90% attendance over 90% attendance over 5 5 years of years of secondary school… …. . secondary school = ½ = ½ year missed! a school year missed! a school Sept July Sept July Y7 Y7 Y8 Y8 Y9 Y9 ½ a year absent a year absent ½ from school from school Y10 Y10 Y11 Y11

What impact might this have on What impact might this have on Simon’ ’s life s life…… ……? ? Simon 17 missed Research suggests that 17 missed Research suggests that = GCSE grade a year = school days days a year school GCSE grade DROP in achievement. (DCSF) DROP in achievement. (DCSF) The greater the attendance the greater the The greater the attendance the greater the achievement. achievement.

Secondary School Key Stage 4 Performance by Average Absence Sessions 2003/4 % achieving any qualification % 5 or more grades A-C (Level 2 threshold) 100 % 15-y-o achieving 80 60 40 20 0 Less than 15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 Over 40 (7.5 days) (7.5 to 10 days) (10 to 12.5 (12.5 to 15 (15 to 17.5 (17.5 to 20 (20+ days) days) days) days) days) Average No. of Sessions Absence per Pupil 2003/4

What could Simon’ ’s potential s potential What could Simon earnings look like? earnings look like? Graduate degree Graduate degree £15.01 15.01 £ Potential Earnings average per hour per hour per hour A levels A levels £10.25 10.25 £ GCSE’ ’s s GCSE per hour per hour £9.02 9.02 £ no qualifications no qualifications per hour. per hour. £7.44 per 7.44 per £ hour . hour . Qualifications What do you want for your child? What do you want for your child?

90% is not as good as it first So 90% is not as good as it first So seemed. seemed. What can do as a parent to I What can do as a parent to increase my child's attendance? increase my child's attendance?

Ways for parents to encourage Ways for parents to encourage attendance: attendance: regularly your child's Find out regularly your child's Find out 1. 1. absence. (Ask for half days if easier) absence. (Ask for half days if easier) own and check this matches with your this matches with your own and check record. . record Talk regularly with your child about Talk regularly with your child about 2. 2. school and how they feel about it. More school and how they feel about it. More likely to attend if they feel supported and likely to attend if they feel supported and listened to. anxieties listened to. anxieties

Ways for parents to encourage Ways for parents to encourage attendance: attendance: Phone us as soon as possible to tell us Phone us as soon as possible to tell us 3. 3. why your child is absent, and when you why your child is absent, and when you expect them to return. Putting the school expect them to return. Putting the school number in your phone can save you number in your phone can save you time. Know the school routine for time. Know the school routine for alerting you to absence. alerting you to absence. genuine Only grant days at home for genuine Only grant days at home for 4. 4. illness. (you will know!!) illness. (you will know!!) Avoid taking holidays in school time. Avoid taking holidays in school time. 5. 5.

Ways for parents to encourage Ways for parents to encourage attendance: attendance: routines of the school day to avoid Know routines of the school day to avoid Know 6. 6. issues, e.g. have they got their PE kit? issues, e.g. have they got their PE kit? ring us – check If you have concerns ring us – we will we will check If you have concerns 7. 7. attendance and be discreet. attendance and be discreet. PRAI SE AND REWARD GOOD PRAI SE AND REWARD GOOD 8. 8. ATTENDANCE : even small successes, e.g. ATTENDANCE : even small successes, e.g. going in promptly, even when first lesson is going in promptly, even when first lesson is their worst! their worst!

Other tips to help secure good Other tips to help secure good attendance: attendance: problem with your child If there is a problem with your child’ ’s s If there is a 1. 1. talk calmly to your child and attendance, talk calmly to your child and attendance, listen to the explanation . There is listen to the explanation . There is always always an an explanation. It may not impress you, but it explanation. It may not impress you, but it counted enough with your child to make them counted enough with your child to make them reason for non truant. Pursuing the reason for non truant. Pursuing the important. attendance is important. attendance is resolve issues. We maybe able Talk to us to resolve issues. We maybe able Talk to us to 2. 2. to help and support you and your child. You to help and support you and your child. You not alone. are not alone. are

Other tips to help secure good Other tips to help secure good attendance: attendance: Be particularly watchful and supportive in the Be particularly watchful and supportive in the 3. 3. tests and aware of coursework run up to tests and aware of coursework run up to deadlines. deadlines. diary regularly for gaps as Check homework diary regularly for gaps as Check homework 4. 4. well as completed activities. well as completed activities. Help them catch up with missed work, Help them catch up with missed work, 5. 5. missed day doesn’ ’t mean missed work. t mean missed work. missed day doesn PRAI SE for good attendance. Remember PRAI SE for good attendance. Remember 6. 6.

Attend and Achieve! Attend and Achieve! improve attendance by � If a school can If a school can improve attendance by � 1% , they will see a 5- -6% 6% improvement 1% , they will see a 5 improvement attainment. in attainment. in (Department for Children Schools and Families) (Department for Children Schools and Families) help us and � Please Please help us and your child your child by ensuring by ensuring � 95% , their attendance remains above 95% , their attendance remains above achieve their potential. allowing them to achieve their potential. allowing them to