Contact the school promptly on the first

morning of every absence. To achieve your full potential.

Make every effort to arrange medical To learn & to make new friends.

and dental appointments outside of

school hours. To develop a wide range of new skills.

Encourage your child to attend school To build confidence & self esteem.

regularly.

To develop social skills.

Support the school in ensuring that your

child arrives promptly at school every To develop awareness of other cultures

morning. & to be part of a wider community.

Contact the school to discuss any

problems or emerging issues with your

child.

Praise & reward your child’s . achievements at school.

We ask all parents for their full support in

ensuring that holidays are not taken during

term-time. There are a total of 175 non-school

days every year to take holidays and arrange

other family visits and activities.

Every Second Counts

Every Day Counts

RED

AMBER

GREEN

Attendance Information

For Parents

Go Green For Success!

Every Second Counts

Every Day Counts

Every Second Counts

Every Day Counts

For further information, please

either contact the school or your

local Education Welfare Officer.

HOW PARENTS CAN HELP WHY REGULAR ATTENDANCE

AT SCHOOL IS SO IMPORTANT TRAFFIC LIGHTS

ATTENDANCE

SCHEME

Give your child the best start in life..

Every Second Counts.. Every Day Counts

Holidays

EDUCATION AREA OFFICES

Llandrindod Wells: 01597 / 826000

Newtown: 01686 / 626395

Brecon: 01874 / 612211

Each ‘Attendance Zone’ represents different

levels of pupil absence.

As part of our attendance strategy, we will be All pupils who are in the ‘Green Zone’ have

monitoring and addressing patterns of school an attendance level of 96% of more. This

attendance through our Powys ‘Traffic Lights’ zone recognises patterns of good to excellent

Scheme. You will be receiving a letter informing school attendance. Pupils who fall within this

you of your child’s ‘Attendance Zone’ at the end band are more likely to do well at school and

of each school term. The 3 different attendance achieve good results.

zones are:-

All pupils who are in the ‘Amber Zone’ have

an attendance level of between 90% to 95.9%.

Pupils with this level of attendance are a

for cause for concern & are at risk of under

achieving at school. It is also very important to attend school every

day and on time.

We therefore, as a school, wish to work closely

with parents to help and support all pupils to All pupils who are in the ‘Red Zone’ have 5 minutes late each morning and afternoon

move into or stay in the an attendance level of below 90%. Pupils who and you miss 1 hour of school every week

fall within this zone are regularly absent from OR a full day each term.

school & are significantly less likely to achieve

their potential. Such pupils will be closely

monitored by the Education Welfare Service.

ATTENDANCE

NUMBER OF MISSED DAYS

98% 4 DAYS LOST

96% 8 DAYS LOST

90% 20 DAYS LOST

85% 29 DAYS LOST

80% 38 DAYS LOST

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Our school is working very closely with the

Education Welfare Service to promote the

imp ofi importance of regular school attendance

GREEN ZONE

TRAFFIC LIGHT ZONES

Every Second Counts

Every Day Counts

Every Second Counts

Every Day Counts Every Second Counts

Every Day Counts

REMEMBER – 90% ATTENDANCE OVER 5

4 NN YEARS REPRESENTS A YEAR

,,TTTT OFF SCHOOL.

ATTENDANCE

DAYS OF ABSENCE ADD UP

So being on time counts too!