Attendance
Dates of
school terms for the academic year 2012 - 2013
Autumn
term 2012:
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Term begins on Monday
3rd September 2012
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Term ends on Friday
21st December 2012
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Half term: Monday 29th
October to Friday 2nd November 2012
Spring
term 2013:
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Term begins on Monday
7th January 2013
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Term ends on Thursday
28 March
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Half term: Monday 18th
to Friday 22nd February
Summer
term 2013:
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Term begins on Monday
15th April 2013
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Term ends on Wednesday
24th July 2013
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Half term: Tuesday 28
May to Friday 31st May 2013
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Spring Bank Holiday:
Monday 27th May 2013
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May Bank Holiday: 6th
May 2013
Attendance
Regular and punctual
attendance at school is vital to ensure continuity
of your child’s education. Any absence from school
must be explained by a letter from the parent on the
pupil’s return to school. Parents are asked to note
the following information:
Authorised
absences
Under section 1 of the
Education Act 1993, a pupil’s absence may be treated
as unauthorised if not covered by the following:
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By reason of sickness
or any unavoidable cause
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On a day exclusively
set apart for religious observance by the
religious body to which his or her parents
belong
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With leave granted by
a person (e.g. the Headteacher) authorised to do
so by the Governing Body of the school.
According to the DFEE
circular 11/91, there are other circumstances in
which the Headteacher might reasonably exercise
discretion to grant leave, including:
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Following the death of
a member of the child’s close family
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When attending an
interview with another educational establishment
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When attending an
unavoidable medical or dental appointment
Leave of
absence
Parents should note that
holidays in term time hinder students’ progress and
achievements.
Leave of absence must not
be granted to enable a pupil to take a holiday in
school time, except under the Education (Schools and
Further Education) Regulations 1981. Regulation 12
provides:
‘In pursuance of
arrangements made by the Governing Body of a school,
on application made by the parent or other person
having charge of a pupil, he (she) may be granted
leave of absence from school to enable him (her) to
partake of an annual family holiday or to go away on
an annual holiday’.
Save in exceptional
circumstances, a pupil shall not, in pursuance of
this regulation, be granted more than two weeks
leave of absence in any year.
Absence from school can
only be authorised by the school’s acceptance of the
explanation given by the parent.
Rates of
authorised and unauthorised absence for pupils of
compulsory school age
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The total number of
registered pupils of compulsory school age on
roll for at least one session
of the reporting period to the Friday before the
last Monday in May = 795
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Total number on roll,
including 6th Form = 997
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Percentage of half
days (sessions) attended throughout the period =
94.1
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Percentage of half
days (sessions) missed through authorised
absence = 5.3
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Percentage of half
days (sessions) missed through unauthorised
absence = 0.6
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