Charlton Kings Junior School
Attendance
Improving and maintaining high standards in regular attendance is everyone’s business. Good attendance begins with our school being somewhere our, and your, children want to be, and therefore the foundations of securing good attendance – our children really do love coming to our school.
From the minute that you accept your child’s place with us, you are entering into a legal agreement to ensure that your child attends school every day that the school is open to them. When children are in and out of a sequence of lessons, and in and out of valuable time with their peers, they can become academically isolated, they can also become socially isolated, and school becomes a very fractured experience for them.
Working in partnership is key. Fostering a sense of belonging between families, children and school is key. In all of this, communication is key. We really do value and appreciate the help and support you give us in working together to secure good attendance.
We have a designated senior leader with overall responsibility for championing and improving attendance in school.
Our Attendance Champion is Mrs Andrews.
Reporting Absences
Please let us know by 09:00am every morning that your child is absent. You can do this by emailing reception@ckjs.org.uk, or leaving a voicemail message. Please include a short explanation of the reason for absence including any symptoms. If we haven’t heard from you by 9:30am, a member of our admin team will contact you to check why your child is absent. This is an important part of keeping all children safe and ensuring good attendance.
Lateness
If children arrive after 8:40am they will be directed to the main office so their names can be entered in the register. This will be recorded as ‘late‘.
Lateness can really impact on the start of a child’s day. By entering school during our ‘soft start’, children can do so alongside their peers and start any morning activity in the classroom in a calm and purposeful manner. Please take time to consider your morning routine to ensure that your child arrives promptly to school.
Holiday Requests
We do not tolerate holidays during term time. There are in fact 175 days where children are not in school during the year. These are the days when you can take them on holiday. Please note that, should you choose to take holidays during term time, authorisation will not be given.
We require you to fill in a ‘Declaration of Absence Form', these are available from the school office. We require this form back at least two weeks before the proposed absence as we will invite you in for a meeting with our Attendance Champion, Mrs. Andrews, to discuss your request.
We require you to fill in a ‘Declaration of Absence Form', these are available from the school office. We require this form back at least two weeks before the proposed absence as we will invite you in for a meeting with our Attendance Champion, Mrs. Andrews, to discuss your request.
