Attendance
Danesholme Infant and Junior Academies are committed to providing an education of the highest quality for all pupils. We believe it is extremely important for pupils to attend regularly and on time. This will give them the best opportunity to progress and succeed at school.
Ensuring a child’s regular attendance at school is a parent / carer’s legal responsibility and permitting absence from school without a good reason, may result in prosecution.
At Danesholme Infant and Junior Academies we:
• provide a welcoming and caring environment where all members of the Academy feel secure and valued,
• expect students to arrive on time every day,
• will support parents in their legal responsibility to ensure their child attends school regularly and on time,
• believe leave of absence should not be taken during term-time. We will not authorise requests for leave of absence during term-time, except in exceptional / unavoidable circumstances.
What are the timings of the school day?
The classroom doors are open between 8:45am and 8:55 am for children to enter their classrooms Children arriving after 8:55am will need to come in via the school office and will be marked as late. The school day finishes at 3:15pm. It is vitally important that children arrive at school punctually, as children get embarrassed and can struggle to catch up with the lesson when they arrive late.
When are the school holidays?
The school term dates are published on our website. You can find them here.
What should I do if my child is ill?
If your child is unable to attend school due to illness or unavoidable circumstances, please contact the Academy on each day of absence (before 9am) by calling and leaving a message on 01536 741657 or you can email admin@danesholmejunioracademy.org
You should phone into school every day that your child is unwell.
My child has a medical appointment - what should I do?
Notify the school in advance. You can contact the school office on 01536 741657 or by email admin@danesholmejunioracademy.org. You may be asked to provide evidence of the appointment.
How do I get a leave of absence request form?
Absences from school are only authorised in exceptional circumstances. Term time holidays will not be authorised. You need to complete a leave of absence request form if your child is going to be absent. Paper copies of the form are available from the school office, or you can fill in an electronic version of the leave of absence request form here. Once your request has been submitted, the school classify the absence as 'authorised' or 'unauthorised' and this will be recorded on your child's registration certificate.
I have received a letter, or been invited into school, about attendance. Should I be worried?
If we have written to you or asked you into school for a meeting, it is because we want to work in partnership with you to improve your child's attendance. Poor attendance affects your child socially as well as academically and we will discuss what we can do to help you and your child to ensure they are coming into school regularly. We ask that parents do their best to work with us so that any issues can be resolved as quickly as possible and do not escalate.
My child does not want to come to school. What should I do?
Parents/carers have a duty to ensure that their child of statutory school age is receiving an appropriate education. If your child is not wanting to come to school then we need to discuss this so that we can look into the reason(s) for this and work out what we can do to help. You should contact the school office on 01536 741657 or by email admin@danesholmejunioracademy.org, so that we can plan a way forward.