Friars Primary School and Nursery
Constable Way, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9XX - 01702 294837
Part of the Portico Academy Trust.
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Attendance
If you have any questions or concerns about your child's attendance, please do not hesitate to contact Miss Blake, Attendance Officer on 01702 294837 or by emailing attendance@fps.porticoacademytrust.co.uk
Good attendance and punctuality are something we promote strongly at Friars Primary School and Nursery, instilling a lifelong habit and ensuring that children grow up with the correct attitude in their future lives, both at school and in their work. We monitor our children's attendance closely. Our attendance officer will contact you if we feel there is a problem and we will support you in rectifying this.
Absence Procedure
If your child is absent for any reason, you should let us know by telephoning the school 01702 294837 or emailing absences@fps.porticoacademytrust.co.uk
on the morning of absence. Please provide your child's name, class and reason for absence. Please also keep us updated if the absence continues into the following day.
Appointments
We encourage all appointments to be made outside of the school day. However, if your child is absent from school due to an appointment, please provide the school office with a letter or appointment card so the absence can be recorded accordingly.
Lateness at the start of the day
When a child arrives late at the start of the school day, it is very disruptive to their learning and the learning of their classmates.
Please ensure your child arrives for school between 8.30am and 8.45am
Our school day starts promptly at 8.45am
Holidays in term time
Any absence from school can be very disruptive to a child’s education, and they may miss out on work which they find impossible to catch up on.
A two week holiday in term time every year your child is in primary school is equivalent to your child missing 14 weeks of schooling - an entire term!
Parents and carers wishing to request a leave of absence for their child should obtain the relevant application form from the school office. All requests must be submitted a minimum of one calendar month prior to the requested absence to ensure appropriate consideration by the Attendance Team. Requests for term-time holidays received with less than one month's notice will not be authorised. Where a term-time holiday is taken without authorisation, the absence may be referred to the Local Authority, who will consider whether a Fixed Penalty Notice should be issued in line with current attendance regulations.
You may be issued with a penalty notice if your child misses too much school. Please see our attendance policy and Portico Academy Trust attendance letter for further information.
If you have any attendance concerns or queries please speak to Miss Blake, Attendance Officer