Attendance

Attendance at Baysgarth

We want every student attending school regularly as only then can they make the most of every opportunity the school provides and achieve their potential. 

Every person in our community has a role to play in modelling and supporting attendance and that includes parents. 

Preparing our students for the world beyond Baysgarth means we expect students to: 

• Arrive to school punctually 
• Attend lessons promptly 
• Communicate if they are absent from a lesson for appointments or meetings 
• Catch up on any missed work to ensure their progress is not affected by absence

Parents can support us and their child by ensuring: 

• Medical and personal appointments are scheduled where possible outside of school hours. Where this is not possible it is appreciated that the attendance team are informed as soon as possible 
• Students have a copy of their timetable and their lanyard every day to ensure they know where they need to be 
• Ensure your child has a watch to support them with managing time 
• Encouraging your child to attend school when suffering from minor ailments 
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All children are ill at times and this is unavoidable. In the event that your child cannot come into school then parents and carers are asked to immediately inform the Attendance Officer, Mrs Cruickshank.

It is helpful if this can be communicated before the start of the school day, including the reason for absence and expected date of return. If no indication of a return date has been given, parents and carers should contact the school on each day of absence.

Contact can be made by:

Call: 01652 632576 (Option 1 to report a student absence)

Email: attendanceteam@baysgarthschool.co.uk

Whatsapp: 07783 807181

Arbor Parent App: reporting illness on the same day.  If you need to record a future absence, you will need to notify the school in the usual way by phone or email.

If your child is experiencing any issues that prevent them attending school, please speak to the Attendance Team or their Learning Manager who will ensure appropriate support is put in place.

We know attendance takes effort and as such we reward and celebrate our students as much as possible. This includes………

100% Attendance Club 

Achieving 100% attendance is a fantastic accomplishment, and one that we are proud to recognise and celebrate. Each term students who have achieved 100% attendance earn a well-deserved place in our 100% Attendance Club. Membership gives students access to a variety of rewards throughout the year, including double breaks, pop-up activities and end of term rewards. . 

Students are presented with a 100% Attendance Club badge when they join the club. We encourage students to wear their badge with pride around school.  The badge also gives access to a range of privileges, including five minute queue-jump access in the dining hall. To ensure the scheme remains fair, any misuse of the badge, such as lending it to another student, may result in membership of the club being withdrawn.

Students will remain members of the club and continue to enjoy all associated rewards for as long as they maintain 100% attendance. Attendance will be reviewed weekly by the Attendance Team, and students whose attendance falls below 100% will be asked to return their badge. 

Exceptional Circumstances

We recognise 100% attendance as being a huge achievement and one that needs significant reward and celebration. We do, however, recognise that in some cases, absence from school is unavoidable. Examples include students being absent from school:

• To attend a medical appointment, where it has not been possible to arrange outside of school hours
• Bereavement and attendance to a funeral
• Medical procedures and injuries requiring time to recover

In this case we would ask for parents/carers and students to complete the Exceptional Circumstances form Here and return this to attendanceteam@baysgarthschool.co.uk . The forms can also be collected and returned to the Attendance Office. 

Baysgarth Attendance Leagues 

We also celebrate our students' attendance in the form of Baysgarth Attendance Leagues. 

Each term, all tutor groups participate in our Attendance Leagues, creating a fun and engaging way for students to work together. There are five leagues in total, with tutor groups earning points each week based on their collective attendance figure, these are updated weekly. 

At the end of the term, the tutor group with the highest number of points in each league is crowned league champion and rewarded with a prize for the whole form giving students another opportunity to celebrate their attendance.  We have enjoyed trips to McDonalds, Films in the hall, sweet treats and much more.