Without good attendance in school, your child can have reduced engagement in learning and socialising with peers. This can impact their chances of success in the future. 

At Tibshelf Community School, we strive to build resilient young people with excellent attendance in school to have the best chances in life. 

Parents/Carers 

A parent has a legal responsibility to ensure that their child attends school regularly. 

If a child is unavoidably absent from school, parents are expected to contact school by telephone or text on the first day of the absence and each subsequent day, identifying the reason for the absence and the expected date of return. This call needs to be received by school by 8.30am. 

If no contact is received, the Attendance Protocols will be instigated. 

Attendance Protocols 

For all pupils who are not in school after the register closes at 8.35am and where no reason for absence is known.

• An In-App message will be sent to parents by 10.00am. 

• If there is still no contact made from the pupils’ parents, a further telephone call home will be made again that day. 

• If the school cannot make contact with parents and are concerned about the pupil, a home visit may be carried out. 

• The school will telephone home if a pupil leaves the site without permission.

• Where pupils’ attendance falls below 97%, letters for monitoring their attendance will be generated as standard to inform parents of their child’s low attendance. 

Parents are encouraged to check their child’s attendance percentages on the Arbor App.

Should attendance continue to fall below 90% without medical evidence, letters of formal monitoring procedures will be issued to individuals. In this instance, we encourage you to speak with your child’s Head of Year for support. 

If you would like to request a leave of absence for your child, please note these need to be completed 4 weeks in advance of the requested leave.