Attendance
Reach Primary Learning Centre is committed to the continuous raising of achievement of all our pupils. Regular attendance is essential if our pupils are to be successful, and benefit from the opportunities offered to them in school, through their education.
Excellent attendance is fundamental to a successful and fulfilling school experience. We actively promote 100% attendance for all our students and we use a variety of weekly and half-termly awards to promote excellent attendance and punctuality.
We recognise that parents and carers have a vital role to play and there is a need to establish strong home-school links and communication systems that can be used whenever there is concern about attendance.
Parents, carers and families are therefore asked to ensure that their young person is in school every day of term.
The law states that pupils can miss school if:
They are too unwell to attend school*;
It has been authorised in advance by the Head of School (such as a religious observance including attending the wedding of a family member, funeral or competitive sporting event).
Attendance Processes:
If your child is absent you must telephone the school office 0113 2452793 on the first day of absence and provide a reason.
Please be aware that Reach Primary Learning Centre works closely with Leeds City Council and will transfer any cases of persistently poor attendance for possible prosecution in either the Family or Magistrates Court.
If we do not receive communication, you will receive a phone call home.
A home visit may be made depending on the student’s attendance record and the nature of the absence.
Home visits will be conducted if a pupil's attendance is of concern. The purpose of making home visits is to have a conversation with families about their young person’s attendance, complete a safeguarding check and offer support where applicable.
Exceptional Circumstances
We recognise 100% attendance as being a huge achievement and one that needs significant celebration! We do recognise, that in some cases, absence from school is unavoidable. Examples include pupils being absent from school:
to mark a religious observance including attending the wedding of a family member.
to attend a specialist medical appointment related to a lifelong medical condition.
to grieve for, and attend a funeral of an immediate family member.
Pupils who maintain attendance above 98% will be able to access some of the same rewards given to those in the 100% Attendance Club. The Attendance Team may, when appropriate, also provide incentives and rewards specifically targeted to individuals or groups where it is seen fit.
Should your child be unwell and unable to attend school please:
Contact Reach via telephone to report the absence.
If your child is unwell the following day it is important that you contact us and let us know every day they are not in school.
Should your child be absent for five or more days you will be asked to provide medical evidence in the form of a doctor's note or prescription.
If we do not know why your child is not in school then this absence would be classed as unexplained. It is essential that school knows where your child is should they not be in school and this means that we will need to contact you to find out why they are not in school.
Medical Appointments
We ask, wherever possible, that you make any appointments outside of the school day.
If you need to take your child out of school for a medical appointment, or they are due to arrive later/finish earlier due to an appointment, then we please ask you to provide us with medical evidence of the appointment. This can be in the form of an appointment card, text, email, or letter.