Attendance

Here at Merrydale Junior School we are passionate about working together to improve attendance.

We want to see all our pupils with above 95% attendance.

There is a clear link between attendance and achievement. Whenever a child misses school they miss out on important learning. This time can never be caught up. Regular attendance is the most important factor in a child reaching their full potential. 90% attendance actually means that you have been away from school half a day every week! If you have 90% attendance for a whole year that means that you have had nearly 4 whole weeks off school in a year! That is 19 days or 80 lessons!

We promise to;

• We will do our best to contact you on the first day of absence by telephone.
• We will contact you if we have any concerns over attendance and punctuality.
• We will also contact you if we have not been given a reason for absence.
• We will give awards to pupils with 100% attendance
• We will give weekly class attendance awards.
• We will support you in promoting good attendance and punctuality.
• We will be there for you if you contact us about issues that may be impacting on your child’s attendance. We will do our best to support you and find a solution to the problem.
• The Educational Welfare Officer will get involved with persistent absentees.