Attendance and Punctuality
At Daylesford Academy we expect students to attend school regularly and arrive ton school punctually.
All students are supported to develop and maintain good habits that support regular school attendance and punctuality.
We ask parents/carers to work in partnership with us to ensure your child achieves an excellent attendance and punctuality record.
If your child is ill and unable to attend Daylesford Academy, please telephone on 0121 285 3070 by 9.00 a.m. If we do not hear from parents/carers we will assume your child will be attending. If your child does not arrive and we have not heard from you, we will contact parent/scarers in line with our first day absence process.
You can speak to any member of staff about your child’s attendance and punctuality, but the below staff have the responsibilities listed –
Daily Attendance |
Mrs C Costa |
0121 285 3070 |
Attendance Champion |
Mrs N Capok |
0121 285 3070 |
Headteacher |
Mrs T Whitehouse |
0121 285 3070 |
- Advice on sendng your child to school
- Attendance Information for Parents Daylesford
- Attendance Policy SAPMAT 24 - 25
- Letter to Parents Regarding Attendance
- Why Attendance and Punctuality Matters
If we are unable to reach you to understand the reason for your child’s absence, we may need to classify them as ‘missing from education.’ In such cases, a member of our school staff and/or our link Police Officer may visit your home to ensure the safety and wellbeing of you and your child.
If there is no plausible reason for your child being absent from school, the absence will be recorded as unauthorised.
Reasonable requests for absence may be considered if there is deemed to be exceptional circumstances. We will not however authorise absences for:
- Holidays
- Minding the home
- Visiting relatives
- Long weekends
- Shopping trips
- Birthdays
- To look after brothers or sisters
The Academy has the final decision to authorise absences, not the parent/carer, so we need to be fully informed of any absences.