Attendance
There is a direct correlation between high levels of attendance and success at school. We are committed to supporting every student to ensure that they feel a true sense of belonging at school and want to attend every day. Where there are challenges, we have specialist support in place to support families and engage with students.
The school lead for attendance is Stuart Kemp. He can be contacted through the school’s admin email address: admin@sandringham.aetrust.uk
If a student arrives late to school but before 8.50am, they should go to their form time. If they arrive after 8.50am, they must sign in at Student Services. Any students leaving before the end of the school day for any reason must sign out at Student Services before they leave. Students may only leave early if we have previously been advised by a parent by telephone or email absence@sandringham.aetrust.uk. Alternatively, the student needs to bring a signed note from a parent/carer explaining the reasons. If a student is absent or late due to illness, or an appointment, the parent must inform the school either by telephone or email before 9.15am. The student absence line is 01727 799564 . If the absence is due to an illness we must have a call on each subsequent day the student is absent or an email to absence@sandringham.aetrust.uk. A specific reason must be given for the absence. The absence line is a voice mail system only. For students in the Sixth Form, late arrivals and absence should be emailed to: 6thformattendance@sandringham.aetrust.uk. If a student is struggling to attend school for any reason, parents and carers should contact their form tutor in the first instance for support. If challenges remain, the Performance Director (PD) will be involved and a range of strategies can be employed. If you need to access support, please contact the school admin address or call reception detailing the name of the form tutor or PD. We monitor and review all pupils’ absence, and the reasons that are given. If we have not heard from a parent or carer on a day of absence, we will telephone or text you on the first, and every subsequent day of absence. If we are unable to contact parents by telephone, we will telephone emergency contact numbers, send letters home and a home visit may be made, in the interests of safeguarding. Poor punctuality is not acceptable and can sometimes lead to irregular school attendance patterns. Good timekeeping is a vital life skill which will help children as they progress through their school life and out into the wider world. Pupils who arrive late disrupt lessons and, if a child misses the start of the day, they can feel unsettled and embarrassed and risk missing vital work and important messages from their class teacher. At 9.15am the registers will be closed. In accordance with the Regulations, if your child arrives after that time, they will receive a mark that shows them to be on site – ‘U’, but this will not count as a present mark and it will mean that they have an unauthorised absence. The times of the school day are: The Learning Resource Centre is staffed until 4.00 pm every day and students may work in there until that time. The school cannot accept responsibility for students after 3.05 pm, unless they are taking part in a supervised sport, drama, music, dance or curriculum activity. Headteachers no longer have the discretion to allow time for a family holiday or to agree to extended leave for parents/carers to visit their country of origin during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. Taking children out of school during term time means they would be losing valuable school time at the expense of their education. If your child is absent from school because of a holiday, which has not been agreed, then this will be classified as an unauthorised absence and you may be fined or legal action taken against you. If you feel that the circumstances for an absence are exceptional, an application must be made to school, prior to any arrangements being made. The school will then decide whether or not the absence can be authorised. To request such an absence, please download the Leave of Absence Form and once completed send it to Student Services.Late arrivals/Early departures
Absence due to illness
Support with attendance
Punctuality
Leave of absence during term time
