Attendance Officer: Mrs D Brookes
Get into Good Habits!
Young people form habits very quickly. Please encourage the habit of regular and punctual attendance. Excellent attendance and timekeeping will enable students to reach their full potential. The school has a system of rewards to further support and encourage attendance.
Top Marks!
The school is required by law to record the attendance of every pupil. The registers are a record of who is absent or late. Attendance and absence rates are sent out as part of school reports.
Ms S Coard, Assistant Headteacher, is in charge of attendance procedure.
Right On Time!
Tutorial: 8:40 - 9:00am
Period 1: 9:00am
Break Time: 10:40 - 10:55am
Lunch Time: 12:35 - 1:25pm
School Ends: 3.05pm
First Day of Absence
Regular attendance at school is the responsibility of parents. If your child is too ill to attend school then it is vital that the school is alerted on the first day that they are absent!
You can contact the school by telephone or fax and preferably first thing in the morning. If we are not contacted then it could be assumed that your child is absent without your permission, i.e. truanting.
When your child has returned to school you must provide us with a dated letter explaining the absence for his/her form tutor’s records.
Unauthorised absence can put your child at risks that are beyond the control of the school or you as parents.
We work closely with the Children and Young People Directorate (Access and Inclusion Team) and, when appropriate, the police to try to ensure that students are not put at risk in this way.
We will endeavour to contact parents on the first day of absence if at all possible, if the parent has not already contacted us.
Student Absence Line: 0114 2865022
Let Us Help
Sometimes young people get worried about going to school. This may be for various reasons, such as they are struggling with a subject or they are being bullied. If you are worried about your child and their attendance then do not hesitate to contact the school. Your child’s form tutor should be your first point of contact.
Others who may be able to help you are:
Pastoral Leaders
(who are each linked to tutor groups):
Mrs Tabani: 7JK 7GW 8GP 9KHE 10RM 11SH 11JC
Mr Sleaford: 7MT 8AAP 8TB 10JBL 10TS 11PJ 11RB
Mrs Hague: 7KEH 8CB 9TA 10DH 10MP 10PS 11KC
Mr Hunter: 7JS 8PC 8BD 9RW 9KL 10BM 11JB
Miss Harriott: 7AJ 7CLB 8RD 8DD 9CP 10RR 11RC
Intervention Tutors:
Year 7, 8 & 9 : Mrs P Wardle
Year 10 & 11: Mr M Wardle
You can also talk to Ms S Coard, Assistant Headteacher, and contact the school’s Education Welfare Officer through us.