Children only get one chance at school, and your child’s chances of a successful future may be affected by not attending school or alternative provision regularly. If children do not attend school regularly, they may:

• Struggle to keep up with school work. In a busy school day, it is difficult for schools to find the extra time to help a child catch up.
• Miss out on the social side of school life –especially at primary school. Poor attendance can affect children’s ability to make and keep friendships, a vital part of growing up.

Setting good attendance patterns from an early age, from nursery classes through primary school, will also help your child later on. Employers want to recruit reliable people. So children with a poor school attendance record may have less chance of getting a good job.

Click HERE to see our current attendance policy.