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Contact the school promptly on the first
morning of every absence. To achieve your full potential.
Make every effort to arrange medical To learn & to make new friends.
and dental appointments outside of
school hours. To develop a wide range of new skills.
Encourage your child to attend school To build confidence & self esteem.
regularly.
To develop social skills.
Support the school in ensuring that your
child arrives promptly at school every To develop awareness of other cultures
morning. & to be part of a wider community.
Contact the school to discuss any
problems or emerging issues with your
child.
Praise & reward your child’s . achievements at school.
We ask all parents for their full support in
ensuring that holidays are not taken during
term-time. There are a total of 175 non-school
days every year to take holidays and arrange
other family visits and activities.
Every Second Counts
Every Day Counts
RED
AMBER
GREEN
Attendance Information
For Parents
Go Green For Success!
Every Second Counts
Every Day Counts
Every Second Counts
Every Day Counts
For further information, please
either contact the school or your
local Education Welfare Officer.
HOW PARENTS CAN HELP WHY REGULAR ATTENDANCE
AT SCHOOL IS SO IMPORTANT TRAFFIC LIGHTS
ATTENDANCE
SCHEME
Give your child the best start in life..
Every Second Counts.. Every Day Counts
Holidays
EDUCATION AREA OFFICES
Llandrindod Wells: 01597 / 826000
Newtown: 01686 / 626395
Brecon: 01874 / 612211
Each ‘Attendance Zone’ represents different
levels of pupil absence.
As part of our attendance strategy, we will be All pupils who are in the ‘Green Zone’ have
monitoring and addressing patterns of school an attendance level of 96% of more. This
attendance through our Powys ‘Traffic Lights’ zone recognises patterns of good to excellent
Scheme. You will be receiving a letter informing school attendance. Pupils who fall within this
you of your child’s ‘Attendance Zone’ at the end band are more likely to do well at school and
of each school term. The 3 different attendance achieve good results.
zones are:-
All pupils who are in the ‘Amber Zone’ have
an attendance level of between 90% to 95.9%.
Pupils with this level of attendance are a
for cause for concern & are at risk of under
achieving at school. It is also very important to attend school every
day and on time.
We therefore, as a school, wish to work closely
with parents to help and support all pupils to All pupils who are in the ‘Red Zone’ have 5 minutes late each morning and afternoon
move into or stay in the an attendance level of below 90%. Pupils who and you miss 1 hour of school every week
fall within this zone are regularly absent from OR a full day each term.
school & are significantly less likely to achieve
their potential. Such pupils will be closely
monitored by the Education Welfare Service.
ATTENDANCE
NUMBER OF MISSED DAYS
98% 4 DAYS LOST
96% 8 DAYS LOST
90% 20 DAYS LOST
85% 29 DAYS LOST
80% 38 DAYS LOST
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Our school is working very closely with the
Education Welfare Service to promote the
imp ofi importance of regular school attendance
GREEN ZONE
TRAFFIC LIGHT ZONES
Every Second Counts
Every Day Counts
Every Second Counts
Every Day Counts Every Second Counts
Every Day Counts
REMEMBER – 90% ATTENDANCE OVER 5
4 NN YEARS REPRESENTS A YEAR
,,TTTT OFF SCHOOL.
ATTENDANCE
DAYS OF ABSENCE ADD UP
So being on time counts too!