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Parents and Carers

We believe that children should come to school everyday in order to get the most out of their experience at Legon University Basic School. For this reason, we celebrate attendance and punctuality every Friday as part of our assemblies. Classes who achieve 100% attendance for a week are given a trophy to keep in their classroom until the following week.

WHY SHOULD YOUR WARD ATTEND SCHOOL EVERYDAY

  • It enables your child reaches his/her full potential, not only academically but also socially and emotionally
  • It provides your ward with essential knowledge and skills, helps him/her to build social connections, prepares your ward for further education or a career, and fosters personal growth and development
  • It also demonstrates responsibility and commitment, which are valuable traits in all aspects of life

Your ward's time in school is very important as it impacts upon the following

1. Their learning 2. Their friendships 3. Their self-esteem and confidence It is, therefore, vital that every child attends school every day. Our attendance target is 96% for the coming year. We really want to meet this. If your child has only 90% attendance it means they miss: one half day each week nearly four weeks each school year over one school year in a school career At University Basic School legon we monitor the attendance of every child in the school. Working in partnership with the Education Welfare Office we will work with and support those children and their families who are not attending school without sufficient reason. If your child is not able to attend school we ask you to phone the school as soon as possible on the first day of absence to let us know why they won't be in. We have a system of rewards for good and outstanding attendance. Each week the class in each Key stage with the highest attendance is awarded accordingly. At the end of each term children with at least 96% attendance receive a certificate. At the end of the year all children with 100% attendance for the year receive a prize.

We expect all children to attend school every day and to be in class, ready to learn by 8.55am. Periods of absence and poor punctuality are disruptive to children’s learning and send poor messages about the value of education. We ask parents and guardians to support us in ensuring their children do not miss out through unnecessary absences. All pupils’ attendance and punctuality is closely monitored. Lateness and absence are monitored by the Attendance Lead, Attendance Administration Officer, Senior Leadership Team and the Local Authority. Poor attendance leads to lost learning which can add up quickly

Any child who attends school less than 90% of the time is considered to be a Persistent Absentee and a referral to the Local Authority Pupil Attendance Service will be made for them.

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DIGITALISATION

Our School is moving all it activities and Management System to a Digital Platform as part of our Educational innovations. This will extremely enhance the educational structure and Student /Parent and Staffs communication. We aim at bringing our school to your door step.

Holidays

Holidays are expected to be taken during the school holidays and parents/ guardians do not have a right to take their child(ren) out of school for holidays during term time. Exceptions may only be made at the discretion of the Headteacher. All requests for absence are treated sympathetically and only in exceptional circumstances will they be approved. An application for exceptional leave in term time can be obtained from the school office. Holidays during term time are not allowed and will be classified as unauthorized.

Punctuality

We believe that every minute in school counts for each and every one of our children. Being late by 15 minutes every day would mean missing two weeks of learning in a year. It is very important that your child arrives at school on time, the school day starts at 8.00am for everyone. The gates and classroom doors will open at 7.00am. All late arrivals to school must be signed in the late register in the school office. Timekeeping is also important in the education of your child. If your child is persistently late, they are missing out on important learning opportunities at the start of the school day.

Sickness & Absences

If you know your child will be late or absent, for example due to a hospital appointment or school visit, please provide the office with the relevant appointment letter in advance of the absence. Letters regarding absence should be handed in to the office and not the class teacher. This will enable us to keep all documentation regarding your child’s absences on file. Where possible, medical appointments should be made outside of school hours. All absences not reported to the school will be recorded as unauthorized, until the reason for your child not being at school is established.Please report your child’s absence in person or by telephone to the School Office on 0244 648 802 before 9.00am. The school telephone system has an attendance reporting mailbox.

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