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A Good Start

A Good Start. To School Attendance. Why Do We Go To School?. To Learn To Enjoy And Achieve Be With Friends Of All Ages To Work Together With Everyone To Have Fun Making And Doing Things. What Happens When You Are Off School?.

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A Good Start

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  1. A Good Start To School Attendance

  2. Why Do We Go To School? • To Learn • To Enjoy And Achieve • Be With Friends Of All Ages • To Work Together With Everyone • To Have Fun Making And Doing Things

  3. What Happens When You Are Off School? • You Can Miss Exciting Things - New Work And What’s Happening It School – You Have To Catch Up! • You Miss Time With Your Friends. • You Might Feel A Bit Left Out.

  4. What Happens If Your Late? • You Miss The Important Things For The Day That The Teacher Has Said To The Class • You Have To Find Out What The Other Children Are Doing • You Disturb The Other Children • Your Teacher Has To Write In The Register When You Are Late. • Your Teacher Has To Write On Your Report How Many Times You Arrive Late.

  5. 15 minutes late each day adds up to one and a quarter hours missed lesson time each week 15 mins a day = 1hr 15 mins a week This ads up to 2 weeks of missed lessons missed over a year!

  6. Children Hate Being Late For School • It Can Make You Worry • It Can Make You Feel Embarrassed • The Other Children Sometimes Stare At You When You Walk In Late Get Into A Good Routine And Make A Good Start To Each Day

  7. What Are The Rules About Attendance? • All Children Aged 5-16 Have To Receive A Full Time Education. • Parents/Carers Have To Make Sure That This Happens • They Can Be Taken To Court For Breaking The Law. The Maximum Fine Is £2,500 And/Or Up To 3 Months In Prison. IT’S THE LAW

  8. What Should Happen If You’re Off School? • Somebody must tell the School if you have to be off School • It is important to get a message to School quickly and send a letter in when you come back • A genuine absence is called authorised • Absence for no good reason or is not explained to the School is called unauthorised and appears as truancy on your record.

  9. Things That Help You Get To School • Have A Routine At Home So That Your Clothes Are Ready The Night Before And You Are Ready To Go. • Make Sure You Are Ready For School Early And Give Yourself Plenty Of Time To Get There. • Never Stay Off Unless You Really Have To – It’s Always Better To Be in School If You Can. • If You Are Worried About Anything To Do With School TELL SOMEONE! – Don’t Keep It To Yourself.

  10. ATTENDENCE MATTERS MISS SCHOOL LOSE OUT

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