Attendance
Every Day Matters
At Radcliffe Junior School, we want every child to feel happy, safe, included and ready to learn. Regular attendance plays an important role in helping children achieve this.
Every day in school brings new opportunities to learn, discover, build confidence and spend time with friends. When children attend regularly, they are better able to keep up with their learning, feel connected to our school community and make the most of everything school life has to offer.
Why Good Attendance Matters
Good attendance is about much more than being present in lessons. Attending school regularly helps children to:
- make steady progress in their learning
- develop positive friendships and a sense of belonging
- build confidence and independence
- develop resilience, responsibility and positive habits
- take part fully in school life and the wider community
Arriving on time is important too. A calm, positive start to the day helps children feel settled, confident and ready to learn.
We Are Here to Help
We understand that family life can sometimes be challenging and that there may be times when attending school is difficult. If you have any concerns about your child's attendance, please talk to us. We will always listen, work in partnership with you and offer support wherever we can.
Our approach is based on support, understanding and partnership, while keeping the importance of regular attendance at the heart of everything we do.
Every Child, Every Day, Learning and Thriving
We encourage all children to attend school every day when they are well enough to do so and to arrive on time, ready to learn.
Thank you to our families for working alongside us to support good attendance and help every child make the most of their time at Radcliffe Junior School.
Reporting pupil absences, medical appointments and holiday requests
If your child is ill, please contact the school office each day of absence before 9am. Absence reporting can be done through the Arbor app. To report a pupil absence on Arbor go to the Quick Actions tab on the bottom left hand corner and select Attendance, from there send a message and we can mark absence directly to the register. Or by calling our dedicated answer phone, call 0115 9110193 and select option 1 for pupil absence.
Medical / dentist appointments
We ask that you try to make dental check ups etc out of school hours. Please message us on your Arbor App to advise the office of any appointments that your child may be attending. If your child will be out of school for a morning/afternoon we ask that you send us a copy of the appointment letter and complete an absence request form below.
Absence requests
If you would like to take your child out of school for part of the day or a family holiday/occasion . Please use the link below to complete the absence request form.
This must be completed four weeks prior to the absence.
Medication
If your child needs medication at school, please hand it to the school office or your child's class teacher as soon as your child arrives at school.
Children are not allowed medication in their bags (this includes throat lozenges).
If your child has an ongoing medical condition, (including asthma) we will need you to complete a full health care plan for your child, in order for us to manage your child's health whilst in school. Please contact Mrs Chris Morris via the school office to discuss this.
When sending in any medication to school either non-prescribed or prescribed it must be provided in it's full packaging, clearly marked with your child's name.
Head injuries
Parents will receive a notification from Meditracker to advise that their child has bumped their head and message will be sent home. Please observe the child for 72 hours post injury and seek medical advice if they develop any of the following: sickness;, a headache that does not go away with painkillers; out of character irritability; fluids from ears or nose; or changes to eye pupil size.
We use wrist bands in school to help staff identify the children who have had a head bump and need to be observed post injury.