We have noticed an increase in children being both absent from school and increasingly late over the past few weeks.

Whilst we appreciate that this time of year is rife for bugs and illness and the weather is poor it is still important that your child attends school regularly and punctually. If your child is unwell at school we will contact you to agree the best way to proceed based on the best interests of the children within school.

When children are late for school it can have a negative impact on their learning and missing only 5 minutes a day equates to loosing 3 school days worth of learning! When children arrive at school they engage in their early morning work or 'Fix It' challenges during the registration period. If your child arrives at school after 8:50am, registration has already closed and children will miss out on these tasks.

Please do consult the NHS website for guidance if your child is feeling under the weather (https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/) as they have up to date guidance on when you should send your child to school or if you should keep them at home.

Fore more information on our school attendance expectations please do follow the link to our website (https://www.leacp.lancs.sch.uk/page/?title=School+Attendance&pid=204) or if you would like to know more about the expectations put on all schools by the government please follow the following link to the Education Hubs blog (https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/03/improving-school-attendance/).

As always, if you are struggling with your child's attendance please do reach out to your class teacher, one of the office team or Mrs Green our pastoral lead as we are all here to help and are happy to put targeted support in place for families that feel they need it.