#### 2.2 School

###### Head Teacher

- • on giving attendance a high profile. • on giving attendance a high profile.
- • there are designated staff with day-to-day responsibility for attendance • there are designated staff with day-to-day responsibility for attendance matters and protected time allocated to discharge those responsibilities.
- • overall responsibility for ensuring the school confirms to statutory • overall responsibility for ensuring the school confirms to statutory requirements regarding attendance.
- • each request for leave against the school's criteria, decide whether • each request for leave against the school's criteria, decide whether some, all, or none of the leave will be authorised and notify parents of this decision.
- • there is uncertainty regarding an absence, make the decision whether • there is uncertainty regarding an absence, make the decision whether or not to authorise an absence, or to request further evidence to support the decision-making process.
- • regular reports to the governing body on school attendance, including • regular reports to the governing body on school attendance, including persistent absence and vulnerable groups.

###### Attendance lead and other staff with designated responsibilities for attendance

- • day response: contact parents if a reason for absence has not been • day response: contact parents if a reason for absence has not been provided and record this information accordingly. Contact emergency contacts if parents cannot be reached.
- • attendance registers. • attendance registers.
- • monitor and analyse data to identify pupil, class and whole school • monitor and analyse data to identify pupil, class and whole school attendance concerns and to target attendance improvement support for those who need it most, particularly vulnerable groups.
- • communicate pupil attendance and punctuality levels to parents. • communicate pupil attendance and punctuality levels to parents.
- • with children and parents to remove barriers to regular and punctual • with children and parents to remove barriers to regular and punctual attendance, using parenting contracts where appropriate.
- • external agencies to support children and parents as appropriate to • external agencies to support children and parents as appropriate to better understand and address the issues causing attendance concerns.
- • regular attendance through the school newsletter, website and • regular attendance through the school newsletter, website and displays and ensure the school's attendance policy is readily accessible.
- • projects and strategies to improve attendance and punctuality for groups, • projects and strategies to improve attendance and punctuality for groups, classes or the whole school (eg incentive and reward schemes, certificates, traffic light letters).

###### All school staff

- • a welcoming atmosphere for children and a safe learning • a welcoming atmosphere for children and a safe learning environment.
- • aware of factors that can contribute to poor attendance and punctuality. • aware of factors that can contribute to poor attendance and punctuality.
- • to the procedures in place within school to promote good attendance. • to the procedures in place within school to promote good attendance.
- • the link between attendance and educational attainment to pupils • the link between attendance and educational attainment to pupils and parents.

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