Attendance
Attendance is one of the biggest factors in determining individual children’s achievement, success and wellbeing at school, and therefore their future life chances.
Our School Day
Our school day begins at 8.30am, with registration starting promptly at 8.40am. Our school day ends at 3.15pm, when many children will attend one of our multiple after school clubs.
On Mondays, there is a whole school assembly that has a termly theme, reflecting our 6 core values, with a joyful celebration assembly on a Friday. Additionally, we have a singing assembly, and two class assemblies where children will have the opportunity to reflect on how our core values impact upon them personally.
Timings of the School Day
Foundation Stage:
8:30am - Early morning activities
8:40am - Registration
8:45am - 10:30am - Learning session
10:30am - 10:45am - Break
10:45am - 12:05pm - Learning session
12:05pm -1:05pm - Lunch
1:05pm - 3:15pm - Learning session
Key Stage 1:
8:30am - Early morning activities
8:40am - Registration
8:45am - 11am - Learning session
11am - 11.15am - Break
11.15am - 12.15pm - Learning session
12:15pm -1:05pm - Lunch
1:05pm - 3:15pm - Learning session
Key Stage 2:
8:30am - Early morning activities
8:40am - Registration
8:45am - 11am - Learning session
11am - 11.15am - Break
11.15am - 12.30pm - Learning session
12:30pm -1:20pm - Lunch
1:20pm - 3:15pm - Learning session
Attendance & Absence
At Wellesley Park, we are deeply committed to our vision of enhancing all children’s life chances. A key indicator of our success in this mission is regular school attendance. Our current school target is to achieve 97% attendance. Consistent attendance not only supports academic achievement but also helps children feel more connected to their school community.
Good attendance helps with:
Academic Achievement
Social Skills
Routine and Responsibility
Focus and Engagement
Building Confidence
Enhanced Learning Opportunities.
To find out more information about attendance at Wellesley Park Primary School, please click here.
Attendance
Attendance is formally recorded twice each day – in the morning and afternoon. It is important that children are ready to start school at 8.40am.
It is a legal requirement to take registers in a timely fashion and there are consequences for lateness. After registration closes, children will be marked as late. Pupils arriving after 9.10am will receive an unauthorised ‘U’ mark.
Wherever possible, medical appointments should be made out of school times. Evidence of medical appointments must be provided at all times.
Absence
It is your responsibility as a parent/carer to ensure that your child attends school. If they fail to attend, you are required to provide the school with “reasonable justification” for this (Education Act 1996) at the time of absence.
If you know in advance that you child will be away from school, please let us know as soon as you are able to. Also please advise us of any lateness or appointments.
If your child is unwell and not able to attend school, you should contact the school:
Phone: 01823 664876, select Option 1 or
Email: office@wellesleypark.bep.ac
Please include your child’s name, class, reason for the absence and expected return date.
The school always follows up unexplained absences. If a child is absent from school for an event that has not been authorised, details are passed to the Educational Welfare Service who may impose a fixed penalty.
Work is not normally set for children who are away from school. Our priority is that they get well and return back to school as soon as they are able.
Authorised and Unauthorised Absence
Authorised and unauthorised absence
The law requires that all schools must now show the difference between authorised and unauthorised absence.
Authorised absence can be:
Sickness
Medical or dental appointments which cannot be arranged outside school hours
Days of religious observance
An exceptional circumstance which was unavoidable and a one-off incidence.
Please note however regular time off for illness will be challenged, requiring not only medical evidence but also medical guidance on how schools can best support those children in school. Saying a child is “unwell” will no longer be enough, parents will need to be specific as the school office team will enquire further.
Unauthorised absence is:
Truancy
Staying at home to look after younger children or sick relatives
Going shopping or having hair cut
Any absence which the school has not been informed about, either by letter or telephone
Any family holiday in term time