Attendance
Attendance
All of the staff at Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School do their best to ensure your child is ‘school ready’. We can do this more effectively if your child has good attendance at nursery.
There is a strong link between attendance and educational attainment. Research has concluded that children have little chance of catching up to their peers if their attendance is poor. This doesn’t just impact on a child’s early years’ education but later on in their school careers they are likely to get further behind. This could result in future disengagement in school as they get older, including truancy, exclusions and, of course, fewer and lower educational qualifications.
It is therefore crucial that we all get it right from the start! The government aims for all children to have at least 97% attendance, which equates to just eight days off per year. So please endeavour to get your child in nursery every day – and we can cope with minor coughs and colds! That way, we have the best chance of enabling your child to reach their full potential.
In nursery the senior leaders with overall responsibility for attendance are Marcia (Headteacher) and Kirsten (Deputy Headteacher)
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190 school days 190 Opportunities for Learning
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190 |
8 days absence and lost learning |
19 days absence and lost learning |
29 days absence and lost learning |
38 days absence and lost learning |
48 days absence and lost learning |
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182 |
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171 |
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161 |
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152 |
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142 |
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100% EXCELLENT |
97% VERY GOOD |
90% GOOD |
85% POOR |
80% VERY POOR |
75% SERIOUS CONCERNS |
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This is the best chance of success Gets your child off to a flying start You should be aiming for 97% and above |
Worrying Less chance of success. Makes it harder to make progress. |
Serious concerns Not fair on your child |
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175 non-school days in a year means 175 days for family time including holidays
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