Raising Attendance,Raising Attendance,Raising Raising

Achievement!Achievement!

Raising Attendance,Raising Attendance,Raising Raising

Achievement!Achievement!

Why is good attendance important?

Attending school is a legal requirement.

For every 17 days absence from school, a pupil can drop one GCSE grade or equivalent.

21% of pupils with very poor

attendance leave school with no qualifications compared to 3% of pupils who have regular attendance.

What is good attendance? This is Sam.

He is in year 7 and his attendance is 90%.

He thinks this is pretty good and so do his parents!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

What does 90% look like?

90% = ½ day missed each week!

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri

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Looking Closer…..1 school year at 90% attendance =4 whole weeks of lessons MISSED!!!

38 school weeks

Sep July

FEB

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Even closer……90% attendance over 5 school years

= ½ a school year missed!

Sept JulyY7

Y8

Y9 ½ a year absent

from school

Y10

Y11

What does this mean for Sam?

His grades will be affected.

WHICH MEANS

He may not be accepted into the college or training course of his choice.

AND THEN

He will find it difficult to get the job he wants.

WHICH THEN MEANS

His potential salary will be greatly reduced.

What could Sam’s salary look like?

Qualifications

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no qualifications no qualifications

£3.73 per £3.73 per hour hour 16-17 yr 16-17 yr old minimum old minimum wagewage

GCSE’s/levels GCSE’s/levels

½ ½ £12.00 £12.00 per per hourhour

Level 3Level 3

£15.00 £15.00 per per hourhour

Further qualifications

£25.50 £25.50 per hourper hour

Court By law it’s parents’ responsibility to make sure pupils attend school.

If attendance falls below 80% parents can be at risk of being taken to court

Key Messages! It is never too late to improve

attendance.

Good attendance = Good attainment.

Good attainment = Future choices.