Attendance is everybody’s responsibility, and our schools are dedicated to supporting strong attendance for children and young people so that they receive an excellent education. Senior leadership teams strive to develop a culture where all parties are clear on their role and therefore can be supported and held to account. To enable all parties to fulfil their role, clear systems and procedures are implemented which are understood by all and applied consistently.
Our approach has a strong focus on preventative measures and swift intervention. This allows leaders to plan for contextual challenges, alongside educating parents and carers on the impact of absence from school, both academically and socially.
We are committed to supporting parents, carers and children to access their education all day, every day and on time. We follow the BWMAT attendance strategy to work with parents, carers and children, to remove any barriers to accessing school.
On rare occasion, there may be times where children are too unwell to access school. On these occasions please email the school office enquiries@lstl.bwmat.org before 08:30am. Upon receiving this confirmation one of our team will call you to check in. If you are unsure about whether your child is too unwell for school you can seek guidance here:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/
If you have any concerns about your child's attendance or ability to get to school on time. Seek help early and email the attendance lead Miss Lihou rebecca.lihou@lstl.bwmat.org. Alternatively, pop in and say hello.