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Attendance

Importance of attendance
Reporting absence

Why is attendance important?

Every day of education and indeed every lesson matters. In the National Curriculum where there is built in progression, children who are persistently late or absent soon get behind with learning and then do not understand current lessons when they return.

The introduction to a lesson and to the school day is crucial to the child’s understanding of their own learning. Children who miss school frequently will undoubtedly have gaps in their learning which will impede their progress and future ability to engage in lessons. This in turn has a knock on effect for their ability to concentrate and for their behaviour.

Frequent absence has a profound and cumulative effect on achievement.

  • Attendance Policy (330.77 KB)

Reporting absence

If your child is unwell and not able to attend the Academy please email us at attendance@arkblake.org or phone us on 0203 443 9000 ext. 1 to be rerouted to our Attendance Officer. Please notify us before 08.25am if your child is unwell.

If you have failed to inform us about an absence and your child is not in school, we will email or text you to inform you that your child is not in the Academy.

If you know in advance that your child will be absent due to an appointment, the Academy Office should be informed (a minimum of 24 hours notice is required to authorise absence) and the appointment card, email, letter or text message should be shown. A phone call on the day will not suffice and we wouldn’t be able to allow a student to leave early.

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