Attendance Policy
Plans and Policies
Attendance Policy
Statement of Strategy for School Attendance
Name of School | Scoil Naomh Áine |
Address | Rathgarogue, New Ross, Co Wexford |
Roll Number | 16023B |
The school’s vision and values in relation to attendance | Scoil Naomh Áine is committed to providing a learning environment that will foster all children’s learning and encourage them to attend school every day the school is open unless they have a valid reason such as illness. We encourage the active learning of each child at his/her own pace and to his/her full potential. We strive to provide a well ordered, caring, happy and secure atmosphere where the intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral and cultural needs of the pupil are identified and addressed. Scoil Naomh Áine promotes excellence in teaching and learning. Each child’s attendance is viewed relative to his/her home situation and a holistic approach to improving attendance will be implemented. We strive to understand any barriers to attendance which families may face and aim to support pupil engagement and attendance in this way. |
The school’s high expectations around attendance | In Scoil Naomh Áine, we expect that pupils attend school everyday unless they have a valid reason such as illness. In so far as possible, we aim for full attendance from our pupils. |
Summary of the main elements of the school’s approach to attendance: Target setting and targets The whole-school approach Promoting good attendance Responding to poor attendance | Target Setting and Targets
The Whole School Approach
Promoting good attendance
Responding to poor attendance
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School roles in relation to attendance | Elaine O’Connor the acting principal and Karen Murphy the acting deputy principal have overall responsibility for school attendance. The attendance rate of each year is reported to the BOM at the end of the school year. In school management will lead the review of and the implementation of the school's attendance strategy and closely monitor progress and evaluation. Teachers and Staff Teachers monitor attendance and punctuality of pupils by ensuring that attendance is recorded at 10:55am. Teachers will support pupils on their return when they have missed periods of schooling. |
Partnership arrangements (parents, students, other schools, youth and community groups) | Parents/Guardians will receive a copy of the school calendar in June for the following school year. Parents/Guardians will be encouraged to take holidays during planned school closures. We encourage pupils and parents/guardians to arrive in school punctually. All parents/guardians will sign early leavers and late arrivers in and out of book in office. When a child returns to school following an absence they will receive a green absence report slip which their parents/guardians will complete and sign indicating the reason for absence. Teacher will record unexplained absences on Aladdin as unexplained. Pupils who take holidays during term time will be marked absent. Children must give their parents the green absence slip and parents are responsible for returning it to the teacher promptly. |
How the Statement of Strategy will be monitored Review process and date for review Date the Statement of Strategy was approved by the Board of Management | The statement will be reviewed by the whole staff during Croke Park planning time. It will be monitored directly by the Principal and Deputy Principal. This policy will be reviewed and updated every year. Next review will be in October 2019. 5th September 2018 |