THE QUESTION
Why does school attendance keep falling?
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The school is measured on attendance percentage, not on who is missing
I mean the trend over three years, not this term.
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Reintegration after a long absence is left to the pupil
Some families keep children home on days they cannot afford lunch
I mean the trend over three years, not this term.
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Sanctions escalate faster than any support does
Year 9 is where the pattern starts, and nothing changes in Year 9
Form tutors have five minutes with thirty pupils
Pupils with a friend absent are more likely to be absent themselves
Fines are issued to families who cannot pay them
I mean the trend over three years, not this term.
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The bus is unreliable in the mornings for the estate furthest away
Uniform rules are enforced at the gate and pupils are sent home
To be precise: this is about the school's approach, not any family.
Letters home are the same template whatever the reason for absence
Attendance drops sharply after the first exclusion
Meaning the persistent absentees, not the odd day off.
A pupil's absence record follows them but the reasons do not
To be precise: this is about the school's approach, not any family.
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The first contact home is a warning, never a question
A quarter of absences are medical appointments booked in school time
Older siblings' history with the school shapes the family's attitude
The first lesson on Monday is the most missed of the week
Nobody at school knows which pupils are young carers
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The pastoral team lost two posts in the last budget
Parents contact the school only when the school has contacted them first
Pupils say nobody would notice if they were not there
Meaning the persistent absentees, not the odd day off.
Cover lessons with a supply teacher are the ones pupils skip
Anxiety is the reason given most, and there is a waiting list to see anyone
Teachers mark a late arrival the same as a full absence
The school is measured on attendance percentage, not on who is missing
I mean the trend over three years, not this term.
Toilets are locked during lessons and some pupils will not risk it
Break is fifteen minutes and the queue for food is longer
Pupils who fall behind stop coming rather than sit in lessons they cannot follow
Attendance officers spend the day on the phone, not in the building
I mean the trend over three years, not this term.