Attendance
Regular attendance is vital for your child’s success, helping them to achieve their best and develop important life skills.
No items found.
Regular attendance is vital for your child’s success, helping them to achieve their best and develop important life skills.
We want to make every hour of learning count so that every pupil can do their very best. For our children to get benefit from everything we have to offer, it is essential that they attend on time, every day (unless absence is genuinely unavoidable).
A good attendance record is proven to be one of the most important factors in determining good outcomes for children.
Our Target is 95% this year!
If your child is ill, contact the school on the first day of absence and provide an explanatory note on their return to the academy. Contact the academy’s Attendance Officer, Rachel Hardwick on 01482 331378 or rhardwick@liftgreenway.org.
Contact the school to report the absence and provide the reason and expected return date.
Keep the school informed of your child’s progress and update the expected return date where possible. Absences can be reported by phone or via the school’s dedicated absence email: Contact us
If no contact is received regarding the absence, it is recorded as un-authorised. Ultimately the academy is responsible for deciding if the absence is acceptable or not. Only genuine absence will be authorised. You will be asked to provide medical certificates if your child has a poor attendance record.
Parents and carers are legally responsible for ensuring their child attends school regularly and punctually. Failure to do so could result in legal action by the local authority.
Under the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations 2006, only the school can authorise an absence – not parents or carers.
Time off for holidays during term time is not a legal right. Any request for a leave of absence must be made in advance by completing an absence form and submitting it to the school office. If a holiday is taken without permission, the absence will be recorded as ‘unauthorised’ and could result in legal action.
You can read the government advice here:
https://www.gov.uk/school-attendance-absence
Research has shown that regular attendance and good punctuality are crucial factors in children achieving their full potential in education. At Lift Green Way we wish to work in partnership with parents and carers and so are seeking your full support in ensuring that your child attends the academy every day and on time. We are always pleased to work together with parents/carers in resolving any difficulties, but we are also committed to improving attendance levels at the school.
Regular school attendance is essential because:
If you need to request a leave of absence during term time, you must complete a leave of absence form and return it to the school office. Please note that email requests cannot be accepted.
Lift Green Way
21st Avenue
Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
HU6 8HD
.png)
