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Attendance Officer: Miss Rachel Rapsey
Telephone: 01209 203727
Text number: 07624 811982
At Redruth School we recognise that attending school regularly and on time has a positive impact on learning, progress and achievement. Excellent attendance and punctuality is the key for our student’s success. For that reason, we must ensure that attendance and punctuality are the highest they possibly can be in order to prepare our students for their future adult life. It is the responsibility of everyone in our school community – parents, staff, students and governors to ensure they achieve this. Therefore, we are committed to monitoring and reviewing the attendance of all our students regularly.
Punctuality
Lateness = Lost Learning = Minutes amount to days
Students should arrive at the school for no later than 8.25am. Registration begins at 8.30am and form tutors electronically take the first register of the day. Students must report to the reception office to sign in if they arrive after this time. Arriving late, after registration, without a legitimate reason will be recorded as an unauthorised absence. If a student needs to leave school early they need to bring a note to show their form tutor and make sure they show the note to student reception and sign out when they leave. The school will contact you if we have concerns about punctuality and ask that you support our detention procedures re: student lateness.
Recent research has demonstrated that there is a clear link between poor attendance at school and lower academic achievements.
96% attendance is the minimum target at Redruth School. Students with attendance of less than this are at risk of underachievement.
Percentage | Weeks Absent over One School Year | Weeks Absent over Five School Years |
---|---|---|
96 % | 1 week | 6 weeks |
95 % | 2 weeks | 10 weeks |
90 % | 4 weeks | 19 weeks |
85 % | 5.5 weeks | 29 weeks |
80% | 7.5 weeks | 39 weeks |
Research has shown that 17 days absence in a year =
A drop of one grade at GCSE
Reporting an Absence
If your child is unable to attend school you must:
If your child is absent we will:
Promoting Attendance
Staff and Students at Redruth School are fully aware of the expectations surrounding attendance.
Attendance PolicyExceptional Circumstance Absence Request Form
Through the overall school aims we strive to develop a trusting and caring environment, based upon mutual respect and understanding where all people are treated fairly. The school ethos is based on these aims and around the qualities of care, courtesy, consideration and common sense.
Rights and Responsibilities
Teachers have the right to teach, and students have the right to learn in a classroom free from disruptive behaviour.
Teachers are responsible for establishing the rules and directions which clearly define the limits of acceptable and unacceptable student behaviour. Students are responsible for maintaining good order in the school by following the rules and directions set by the school.
Students are expected to:
Behave in an orderly, purposeful and sensible manner at all times. Show courtesy and respect to all members of the school and visitors to the school. Be thoughtful, helpful and understanding to each other at all times.
School Trips and Visits
The agreed rules apply to all students. Staff will deal firmly and fairly with misbehaviour wherever it occurs. A record of incidents will be kept and will inform future participation. Incidents of serious misbehaviour on school visits will always be reported to parents, and may result in permission to take part in future trips being withdrawn.
Contact us
Mr Craig Bonds - Headteacher
Tolgus Vean, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1TAUpdate your browser to view this website correctly. Update my browser now