Raise Your Daughters Attendance Raise their Chances

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Raise Your Daughters AttendanceRaise their
Chances!

• What does Good attendance mean?

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A CCHS guide
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• Do you know what your daughter's attendance is?
• Do you know what it means?
• ?

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This is Sarah. She is in Year 7 and has 90
attendance.

• Is that good?
• What does this mean?

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Sarah thinks this is pretty good, so do her
parents. Are they right?

• 90 attendance ½ day missed every week!!
• (Would your boss like you to be off work this
  much??). Thats practically part time!

Absent half a day every week
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Lets look a little closer..

• 1 school year at 90 attendance 4 whole weeks
  of lessons MISSED!!!

38 school weeks
Absent for 4 weeks
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90 attendance over 5 years of secondary school.

• ½ a school year missed!

½ a year absent from school
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What impact might this have on Sarahs life?

• Research suggests that 17 missed school days a
  year
• GCSE grade DROP in achievement (DCSF)
• The greater the attendance the greater the
  achievement.

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Secondary School Key Stage 4 Performance by
Average Absence Sessions
achieving any qualification
5 or more grades A-C
100
80
15-y-o achieving
60
40
20
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Less than 15 (7.5 days)
15-20 (7.5 to 10 days)
20-25 (10 to 12.5 days)
25-30 (12.5 to 15 days)
30-35 (15 to 17.5 days)
35-40 (17.5 to 20 days)
Over 40 (20 days)
Average No. of Sessions Absence per Pupil
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So 90 is not as good as it first seemed.

• What can I do as a parent to increase my
  daughter's attendance?

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Ways for parents to encourage attendance

• Talk regularly with your daughter about school
  and how they feel about it. They are more likely
  to attend if they feel supported and their
  anxieties are listened to.

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Ways for parents to encourage attendance

• Phone us as soon as possible to tell us why your
  daughter is absent, and when you expect her to
  return. Putting the school number in your phone
  can save you time. Know the school routine for
  alerting you to absence.
• Only grant days at home for genuine illness (you
  will know!!)
• Avoid taking holidays in school time.

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Ways for parents to encourage attendance

• Know routines of the school day to avoid issues,
  e.g. have they got their PE kit?
• PRAISE AND REWARD GOOD ATTENDANCE
• We will!

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Other tips to help secure good attendance

• If there is a problem with your daughters
  attendance, talk calmly and listen to the
  explanation. There is always an explanation.
  Pursuing the reason for non attendance is
  important.
• Talk to us to resolve issues. We may be able to
  help and support you and your daughter. You are
  not alone.

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Other tips to help secure good attendance

• Be particularly watchful and supportive in the
  run up to tests / assessments
• Check the homework diary regularly for gaps as
  well as completed activities.
• Help them catch up with missed work, a missed day
  doesnt mean missed work.

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Attend and Achieve!

• Please help us and your daughter by ensuring
  their attendance remains above 95, allowing them
  to achieve excellence.