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Attendance & Punctuality

Newport Primary School is committed to ensuring that all of our children receive the best possible Education.

At Newport Primary School, we work collaboratively with our families to ensure that children are in school. When children aren’t in school they are missing out on important learning opportunities and time spent establishing relationships with their peers.

If you require any support or have any questions in relation to school attendance, our Attendance Officer is Miss Keegan. She can be contacted via telephone on 01642 861911.

Attendance Matters

If your child is unwell or unable to attend school, please contact school every morning before 9am on 01642 861911 and provide a reason for absence.

Working Together to Improve Attendance

Newport Primary School is legally required to work alongside the Local Authority to promote the importance of regular school attendance. We monitor and share absence details with Local Authorities should legal proceedings be considered.

If your child is absent, school will either mark the absence as authorised or unauthorised. School can only authorise an absence if a reason is provided and they are too unwell to attend school or has a medical appointment that cannot be taken after school or in the holidays.

If your child’s attendance falls below 90%, you will receive a letter from school requesting supporting documents such as; a pharmacy receipt, prescription, appointment cards or text message from a GP or Medical provider in order for the absence to be authorised.

If attendance does not improve then we will refer this to our Education Welfare Officer and a formal plan will be put in place to support you to improve your child’s attendance. If this does not happen it could lead to fines and/or court action.

Please be assured that we are here to support you, if you need help to improve your child’s attendance, please contact Miss Keegan.

School Readiness

It is important that your child arrives at school on time every day. If your child is late, they are not ready for their day which can be quite unsettling for them. We have provided a table below to show how lateness can impact on a child’s school life and missed learning opportunities that occur as a result.

Term Time Holidays

We kindly ask that families book their holidays during the school holidays to avoid receiving a fixed penalty notice from the Local Authority and the impact it will have on your child’s attendance and learning lost during this time.

If you choose to take your child on a term time holiday you must complete a leave of absence in advance. Due to new government guidance schools cannot authorise term time holidays. School must make the local authority aware and this could result in a fine or court action.

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Privacy Policy

We regard your privacy as important and any personal information you give to us will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulations.

We do not store personal information about individuals who visit this site except where they provide contact information via our contact us page and contact forms available on various pages throughout the website.

Any information you provide will only be used for the reasons specified and it will not be shared with any third party without your consent, unless required by law.

Your contact details are kept securely and are only accessed by authorised members of staff as part of the provision of school services. If you do not wish us to keep this contact information please tell us.

This website uses Google Analytics which provides statistical data about the usage of the site. This information is not used to identify individuals, but is collected to provide us with an understanding of the areas of interest on our site and how our site is being used.

If you are connected to the internet you will have an IP Address. This may take the form of a figure, such as 333.333.22.1. The address will be automatically collected and logged as part of the connection of your computer to our web server and may be used to determine the total number of visits to each part of the site. This data is not collected and used for other purposes.

This website contains links to other websites. The School is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites or organisations and recommends you consult the privacy information on those sites.

This policy will be reviewed and updated versions will be posted on the website.

If you have any questions about the use of your personal information, the Information Commissioner is the independent regulator for both Data Protection and Freedom of Information.