Parents - Waldorf Knoll Academy

Child's Attendance

All children have the right to education and Waldorf Knoll Academy, in partnership with parents, carers and other parties, must take measures to encourage regular school attendance and reduce rates of absenteeism. We know that there is a direct link between a child's attainment, progress, social skills and attendance. A child’s success at school is likely to be affected negatively if their attendance is poor. Those who do not attend regularly may fall behind in their learning, leading to underachievement, both academically and socially.
Waldorf Knoll Academy recognises the crucial role that parents and carers play in promoting good school attendance. We therefore seek to provide professional, quality information and advice, communicated frequently by telephone, email, texts and our school portal.

Waldorf Knoll Academy aims to:

Give attendance and punctuality a high priority;
Provide support, advice and guidance to families;
Use rewards to celebrate good attendance;
Use sanctions sensitively and only when necessary; and
Support pupils returning to school after significant periods of absence.

Hospital, Doctors, Dentist Appointments: we require a letter of notice if a child is to be taken out of school for hospital/clinic appointments. Unless it is an emergency (sickness), visits to the dentist, doctor etc, should be made outside of school hours.

Holiday In Term Time: as part of the on-going drive to improve the attendance levels in all schools, we discourages parents and carers from taking children on holiday during term time. Holidays should be taken during the school breaks.

No Year 2, 6, 9, 11 or 12 child will be granted leave of absence during Key Stage 1, 2. checkpoint, IGSCE and WAEC testing.
Regular and punctual attendance at school is mandatory. School opens at 7am and learning begins at 8am. Every child is expected to be in school before 8am to give room to settle in before learning begins, arrival after 8:15am is considered late.

The school would invite the parents if a child falls within one or more of these categories during a term;

5 days of unauthorized absence
Persistently arrives late for school

Where there is clear evidence of underlying problems within the family the school will offer support to help the family make changes that will improve school attendance and other outcomes

Student Attendance Policy