The Coppice recognises that regular school attendance and punctuality are essential if a child is to make the most of the educational opportunity available to them, achieve their full potential and improve their life chances.

Our Attendance Policy explains clearly the expectations for all parties involved in the education of your child, including applicable legislation.

We have created a summary attendance leaflet for Parents & Carers, which can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Children are expected to attend school every day. Should your child not be attending school on any day, there is an absence procedure that should be followed. You must report the absence to the school office by 9:00 am using the Weduc app, explaining why your child is not in school and what their expected return date is. Alternatively, you can call the school office. Please make sure you have reported this by 9:00 am; otherwise, you will receive a message or a call from the school asking why your child is not attending.

Any messages relating to a child’s absence, appointments or pick-up times need to be sent directly to the school office and NOT to the class teacher. This ensures messages can be recorded appropriately and actioned on a timely basis.

The school office can be contacted through the school app, by phone or by email. Office staff are available to talk to from 8.00 am – 4.00 pm each weekday, with an answerphone system outside those hours.

The absence line answerphone is open 24 hours a day (Option 1 when calling the school).
Specific advice on assessing if your child is too ill for school can be found on this NHS website.

The specific impact of “broken weeks” is also explained here.