Reporting a child’s absence

Regular attendance in school is crucial for your child so that they do not miss out on valuable teaching and learning. In the event of needing to report your child’s absence from school we ask you to help us by:

• Telephoning the school office on the first morning of an absence with the reason and saying when your child will return.
• Arranging dental and medical appointments out of school hours or during school breaks.
• Keeping us updated by telephone if your child has an extended period of absence due to illness.
• Upon returning to school, providing medical evidence ie prescription labels, regarding the reason for absence.

See below for your child’s potential attendance based on the number of days missed.

Attendance at Three Lane Ends Academy

Attendance is an area of school improvement we have been working on for a number of years and we are continuing to drive this up.  We have a number of incentives to encourage children to come into school, including termly awards and recognition, weekly reminders in assembly with a reward for the class with the highest %.

Last year we implemented a new reward system (based on the idea of trivial pursuit) whereby each class need to strive to achieve 96% of more each half term.  In the terms the class achieves this, they are awarded with a ‘cheese’ and choose a low-cost reward.  This is displayed in the hall so that this can be celebrated by all.

Please see below for the colours of each ‘cheese’ and the category they represent.

Pink – creative arts

Green – Science and nature

Blue – Computing and engineering

Yellow – Expressive arts

Brown – culture

Orange – Sport

At the beginning of each term, each teacher needs to discuss with their class which category they would like to work towards.  The aim is to have 6 ‘cheeses’ by the end of the academic year.

Link to Education Welfare Service