Hullavington CE Primary and Nursery School

We believe that regular attendance is key to helping every child succeed. Being at school every day means your child won’t miss out on important lessons, activities, and the chance to make new friends.

Why Attendance is Important

• Learning: Every lesson builds on the last, so missing school can make it harder for children to keep up.
• Friendships: Regular attendance can help children form and maintain strong friendships.
• Confidence:  Children who attend school regularly feel more confident and included.
• Good Habits: Coming to school on time teaches responsibility and routines that last a lifetime
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• Please make every effort to ensure your child attends school every day and arrives on time.
• ​If your child is unwell, let us know as soon as possible by calling the school office.
• Try to schedule appointments outside of school hours.

Holidays during term time cannot be authorised by headteachers. Requests can be made for a pupils leave of absence in exceptional circumstances such as a close family member's wedding.   Should this be the case, exceptional leave of absence forms are available from the school office. These must be completed in advance and sent to the Headteacher for consideration.

If your child/ren has unauthorised absence from school of 10 sessions (5 days) in any 6-month period of an academic year, then a Penalty Notice (fine) may be issued by the Local Authority. Details of the Local Authority Penalty Notices for unauthorised holidays in term time can be found here.

Further information can be found here in this guide:  Fines for parents for taking children out of school: What you need to know