Brighouse High School

Policy Number: / 31
Policy Name: / Punctuality
Policy Date: / April 2015
Date Approved:
Reviewer: / S Bishop


Brighouse High School believes that punctuality is important as it enables pupils to:

·  take full advantage of the educational opportunities the school offers.

·  to understand the responsibilities of being adult.

·  encourage pupils to be responsible for themselves and be dependable.

PUPILS

1.  Pupils must be in their form rooms for registration at 8.45 a.m. and in the classroom for Period 4 at 1.10pm

2.  They must move between lessons quickly (no more than 5 minutes movement break). If they are unavoidably detained by a member of staff they must send a message with another pupil.

3.  Registration closes at 9.00 a.m. and 1.15 p.m.

4.  Pupils who arrive at school/registration after 9am should sign in at the office – registers will be updated by office before break (a.m.) and during period 4 (p.m.)

5.  Late in a morning = they will be given a lunchtime detention

6.  Continual lateness to school/lessons – parents will be informed – targets set for improvement.

7.  Good punctuality will be rewarded with a certificate at the end of each term & the end of the year

FORM TUTOR/SUBJECT TEACHER

1.  Pupils must be in their form rooms for registration at 8.45 a.m. and in the classroom for Period 4 at 1.10pm

2.  Register is taken electronically at beginning of session and mark pupils present or absent (do not leave gaps).

3.  Any pupil who arrives before the end of registration can be marked present by register markers.

4.  Registration closes at 9.00 a.m. and 1.15 p.m.

5.  Pupils who arrive at school/registration late should sign in at the office – registers are taken every lesson.

6.  Two lates in a week = pastoral detention (unless reasonable excuse given) given by HOY.

7.  Continual lateness to school/lessons – parents will be informed – targets set for improvement.

SUBJECT TUTOR

1.  Class register taken at beginning of every lesson.

2.  Pupils must be in Period 4 classrooms for 1.10pm

3.  Afternoon registration closes at 1.15pm

4.  Subject staff should check for lesson truancy and report this to the Attendance Officer during the lesson, HOY and Form Tutor using a SIMS incident report.

5.  Individual lesson truancy should be followed up with a Faculty detention where work missed is completed

6.  Punctuality record and reported to parents via written report.

ATTENDANCE OFFICER

1.  Truancy is reported to Head of Year/Attendance Officer who will investigate and report back to HOD/Subject teacher. Pastoral Administrators contact parents.

2.  Pastoral detention organised for persistent latecomers

3.  Letter to parents for persistent latecomers

4.  Targets set for improvement

5.  Rewards for improvement (with Form Tutor)

6.  Daily checks/meet late pupils and arrange lunch DT

7.  Targets set.

Policy reviewed by Senior Pastoral Staff annually.

THIS IS THE LETTER THAT IS SENT HOME REGARDING LATES (2015)

Dear

…………has been referred to me due to concerns with lateness to school. At present …………. has been late on ……. occasions. I enclose a registration certificate for your information.

Attendance at school and on time is a legal requirement. It is important if ………. is to achieve his/her potential in Year …… that he/she is on time. It also disrupts other pupils when he/she is late to class.

School opens the doors to pupils at 8:30am. Pupils must be in school at 8:45am to be in class for registration.

I hope we can count on your support to ensure that in future ………..attends on time. If you wish to discuss the reasons for the lateness with me, please telephone me on 01484 710408.

As the Attendance Officer for the school, I will be monitoring the situation and look forward to us working together so that there is sustained improvement in the future.

Yours sincerely

J Yardley

Attendance Officer

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