{"id":165,"date":"2025-06-02T17:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/cdprimary\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2025-06-16T17:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:10:38","slug":"attendance-and-punctuality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/cdprimary\/attendance-and-punctuality\/","title":{"rendered":"Attendance and Punctuality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Support Your Child’s Attendance Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Attending and taking part in learning \u2013 wherever learning takes place \u2013 is fundamental to
making sure that our young people become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know that lower levels of attendance can have an adverse impact on a young person\u2019s level of participation, attainment and ultimately future opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a parent you are legally responsible for making sure that your child is educated. Once you enrol your child at school the law says the child must attend school unless you, the parent, have permission from the education authority to withdraw your child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you know that your child will be off school, for example if they have an appointment or important meeting to attend, it is important for you to inform the school in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens if my child is ill and can’t go to school?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need to inform the school office by phone as early as possible on the first day your child is off school. The school may ask you if you know when your child will be back at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does the school do if my child is off school?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unless you have already contacted us to explain the absence we will try to find out why your child is off school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will telephone you if your child does not arrive at morning registration and may follow this up with further calls and emails through Group Call. This will continue until we know your child is safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendance letters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your child’s attendance becomes a concern, you will receive a letter and an invitation to a meeting to discuss how to improve attendance. If the situation does not improve, support from wider agencies such as Social Work and the Attendance Officer may be requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Being late reduces your child’s learning time. There is an enormous amount of published material on the benefits of being punctual, especially for school, and also relating to the implications of being late<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being on time (supported by published material):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n