QUICK LINKS MENU Home Current Parents Attendance and Medical Information Share this page ATTENDANCE AND MEDICAL INFORMATION Attendance at all school sessions is required by law, and a key factor in raising educational standards. Attendance is a key focus for our school. 100% is the expected attendance at school; 95% is the minimum acceptable. In order to improve attendance and punctuality, and to raise pupils’ attainment, the school is taking a new approach to addressing absence and persistent absence. Persistent absence and poor punctuality affects your child’s achievements and opportunities now and in the future (see Appendix 1, in the Attendance Policy below ) From September 2018 we have a new attendance strategy to: Support parents to achieve better attendance for their children Support children to achieve well following absence Prevent future absence once a child has returned to school Mrs Catharine Adjei is our Children, Families and Learning Support Worker at St Matthew’s School. Part of Mrs Adjei’s role is to work with parents to identify reasons for children’s absence and to put in place effective actions to improve children’s attendance at school. Where attendance does not improve, referrals will be made to the Education Welfare Officer (EWO). The EWO is an officer of Surrey County Council with a statutory duty to enforce good attendance. Fixed penalty notices (fines) can be issued if persistent absence continues or if more than four consecutive unauthorised absence occurs. The school will also be running Attendance Awareness courses to which parents of persistent absentees will be invited. Co-operation in attending an Attendance Awareness course will enable you to avoid having to pay a fixed penalty notice. We love having your children in school and so we make time every week to celebrate attendance in Collective Worship (assembly). We share class attendance figures with the children, give out stickers and certificates for 100% attendance and enter all of those children with 100% attendance into our termly attendance prize draw. The more weeks you have 100% attendance, the more times you get your name entered into the prize draw, the more chance you have of winning a prize e.g. a state of the art bike from Finch Cycles in Reigate along with cycling lessons. We look forward to seeing an improvement in attendance. If you require support in getting your child to school on time each day please contact Mrs Adjei via the school office who will be happy to put a plan in place to ensure your child attends school, arriving on time, every day. If your child is ill: It is essential that you contact the school before 8.50 am on the day your child is legitimately absent. Please call the School Office, telephone number 01737 762080 to speak to a member of staff or leave a voice mail message at any time. Alternatively, you can now send us an email, or an 'In-App message' via Arbor Parent Portal or App. Please inform the school if your child contracts an infectious or contagious disease; these include head-lice infestation, an occasional problem in school which can spread rapidly through classes unless treated, chicken pox, mumps and German measles (rubella), which can have serious implications for staff. If your child is ill during the school day they will be taken to the School Office, where they will be seen by a member of staff. A decision will then be taken whether or not to contact parents or carers. Please ensure we are updated with any changes to your/your emergency contact's phone numbers. Please click on the headings below to find out further information about attendance, punctuality and medicines: Punctuality Leave of Absence Signing In/Out Procedure Medical and Dental Appointments Medication DOCUMENTS Page Downloads Date Attendance and Punctuality Policy 2021 01st Sep 2021 CURRENT PARENTS Newsletters Letters Home Term Dates Calendar The School Day School Uniform School Meals Attendance and Medical Information Breakfast and After School Club Extra-Curricular Activities Provision for Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Special Needs Support Centre (SNSC) Provision for High Attaining Pupils Friends of St Matthew's (FOSM) Policies GDPR Useful Websites for Our Pupils Supporting your child's learning BACK TO TOP CONNECT WITH US CONTACT US Headteacher Mrs J Lightfoot Linkfield Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1JF T: 01737 762080 info@stmatthews-redhill.surrey.sch.uk USEFUL LINKS Site Map Terms of Use Privacy Policy GDPR Sitemap Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Usage High Visibility Version School website by * Cookie Policy: We use cookies on this site to improve your user experience. MORE INFORMATION ALLOW ALL COOKIES MANAGE PREFERENCES