Attendance & Absence

Meet the Team

Attendance Team (ID 1288)

B. Dureee

Attendance Officer

B. Dureee
K. Murphy

Attendance Lead

K. Murphy
L. Shea

Family Support Worker

L. Shea

Our target for attendance is 96%

At New Bewerley we understand the impact that regular attendance can have on our children and that having good attendance is linked to good academic achievement and develops skills for life. Regular attendance is a legal requirement and is crucial if our pupils are to be successful and able to benefit from the opportunities offered to them in school. Any absence affects the pattern of a child’s schooling and regular absence will seriously affect their learning.

It is a parent’s or carer’s responsibility to ensure their child attends school regularly and on time.

Important Information:

Click on the links below to further understand how we support Attendance at New Bewerley:

Attendance Policy Attendance At A Glance - Parental Version

Working Together to Improve Attendance - Parental Version

Attendance and Punctuality Leaflet

Punctuality at New Bewerley:

The times of school are;

8:35am – School Gates Open
8:45am – Classroom Doors Open
9:00am – Gates and Classroom Doors Closed

It is really important the your child(ren) attends school and is on time, so that do not miss out on any of the exciting learning that New Bewerley has to offer daily.

If you are late to school, you must accompany your child(ren) to the Main Office, where you will need to sign them in and explain why they are late.

Persistent lateness will result in a meeting with the Attendance Team. We can discuss any proactive ideas and solutions to ensure that punctuality improves.

The school day finishes at 3:15pm. Parents are expected to be there to collect their children promptly. If children are not collected at the correct time, then parents may receive a fine.

Reporting An Absence:

If your child for any reason is not in school, please can you ensure that you ring the school office by 9am on 0113 887 8718. We do not accept emails regarding attendance. Absences will only be authorised if a child has an;

Illness
Medical appointment (letter or appointment card must be seen)
Religious festivals including Eid, Diwali etc.
Bereavement

If you do not inform us of your child’s absence, we will ring to ask for a reason. To ensure that we follow our statutory safeguarding duty, we will carry out a home visit if we do not hear from you within a number of days.

In order for all parents, carers and children to be aware of the impact of absence on their overall attendance, we have created the visual below for all stakeholders to understand how many days missed equals the number of hours learning missed:

If you have any questions, or are worried about your child’s attendance, please do speak to your child’s class teacher or the staff listed above. We can offer advice on how to support attendance.

Leeds City Council Targeted Services (JESS Cluster) are also committed to helping improve and support your child’s attendance.

Term Time Holidays:

New Bewerley Community School has a zero-tolerance policy to parents taking pupils out of school during term time. From 1 September 2013, schools are no longer allowed to authorise any requests for children to be taken out of school for a holiday during term time. If you do take your child on holiday, a holiday request form must be completed.

These can be collected from the Main Office or via the link below:

Pupil Leave of Absence Request

With the introduction of the new National Framework for Penalty Notices, please click on the link below to access the changes that will come into force for Penalty Notice Fines issued for unauthorised absence. These will be from the 19^th August 2024.

Changes to Penalty Notice Fines

Attendance Matters Newsletters

Click on the links below for our half-termly Attendance Matters Newsletters. These newsletters include hints and tips, important information relating to information and much more!

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