Attendance

Working together to improve school attendance - Guidance from the Department for Education

 

Parklands High School expect a minimum 95% attendance for all Students throughout the academic year 

 

School Day

 

The 2023/24 we have a new school day with timings:

Registration - 8:35 - 8:55

Reading - 8:55 - 9:20

Period 1 - 9:20 -10:15

Period 2 - 10:15 - 11:10

Break - 11:10 - 11:30

Period 3 - 11:30 - 12:30

Period 4 -12:30 - 13:30

Lunch - 13:30 - 14:00

Period 5 - 14:00 - 15:00

Morning registration is between 8.35 and 8:55am. Afternoon registration is between 2.00pm and 2.05pm.  Pupils who arrive after 8:55am must sign in at the late desk in the Top Office (at the pupil entrance) before 9:20; after 9:20 or 2.05pm they must go straight to the main school office/reception to sign in and give a reason for their lateness.

 

Absences

 

Please note that all absences need to be reported before 8:35am on the day of absence.

Ways to report absences:

• EduLink App (most favourable please)

• School absence line 01257 264596 option 1 - please leave your child's full name, form group and a reason for absence

• All absences need to be reported daily - you cannot ‘block book’ absences

• Home visits will be conducted for all absences on day 2 or three as per the Lancashire County Council Attendance Pathway

 

Medical Appointments

 

The school would prefer that all appointments were made outside of school hours, however we appreciate that this isn't always possible.

In order to allow your child to leave school during school hours all appointments need to be submitted using the EduLink App with proof of the appointment (e.g. photo of letter, screenshot of text message) at least the day before.  

Please do not email the Houseleaders as they are not responsible for the management of attendance.

Where it isn't possible due to an emergency appointment, proof will need to be supplied upon return from the appointment.

If proof is not supplied the absence will be marked as unauthorised and will be reported on trackers.  This is a directive from the Local Authority. (LCC)

 

Lates

 

The school day starts at 8.35am. Pupils are expected to be on the premises at that time and that is when the registration period starts (ie when the register is taken and remains open).

When the attendance register has been taken it remains open until 8:55am in the morning and 2:05pm in the afternoon.

Pupils who arrive after the register has been taken (8:35am or 2pm) but before it is closed (8:55am or 2:05pm), will be marked as code L. This is classed as late but present for the session (ie the morning or afternoon).

Pupils who arrive after the register has closed and without a valid reason for being late (such as attending a dental or medical appointment) will be marked as code U, which is classed as an unauthorised absence but indicates that the pupil was physically present in school for part of the session.

Those arriving to form after 8.35am are late and will serve a same-day break detention.  Two or more lates in a week will result in a Senior Leadership Detention on a Friday evening 3-4pm.  This is a non-negotiable detention and we would appreciate the support of all  parents/carers with this.  To ensure that pupils attend the detention, phones will be removed for the day of the detention.

School is trying to prepare all students for the wider world. Punctuality is always important in all aspects of life.

 

Leave requests

 

All leave requests need to be completed on the form (click here) and submitted directly to ffish@parklandsacademy.co.uk for consideration by the Headteacher.  Only the Headteacher can approve any leave in term time; this applies to holidays, funerals, compassionate leave, sporting activities, scout camps - in essence anything that means a child cannot attend school on a certain day.  

Holiday in term time is a large problem for all schools since the pandemic, as a result any holidays in term time may result in your child being ineligible for any reward trips that year.