Excellent attendance at school is vital in supporting young people to achieve their potential. The better a young person’s attendance is, the greater chance they have in opening doors to their future pathway, whatever that might be.
Here at Monmouth Comprehensive School, we aim for students to be in school every day, with a minimum expected level of 96% attendance. This will ensure students gain the knowledge and understanding that they require to be successful, and will also ensure that students are able to build positive relationships with peers, teachers and support staff. This all contributes to students being both happy and successful at school.
As of Monday 27th February 2023, we are changing the way in which parents/carers report an absence. This new approach is a trial to improve information flow. As parents/carers you will receive a text message if your child does not register with their tutor and does not arrive at session 1. Please respond to this text message, with the reason for absence. We will aim to send this text message by 9.15am. There is no need to call school prior to this, as a response to the text message is enough.
We are hoping that this will speed up the process of recording absences and staff will have more time to support students.
If you wish to, however, you can continue to call the absentee line on 01600 775284 and leave an answerphone message. Please provide as much detail as possible regarding the reason for absence. Please be aware that for repeated absences or patterns, you may well be asked for medical evidence.
In addition to this minor change we will be investing in the SIMS Parent & Student App. This mechanism will be used to allow you to see all aspects of your child's school life from attendance, punctuality, behaviour reports, extra-curricular clubs and academic reports. This will provide you with regular updates via notifications on the app. More details on the app can be found on the link below. We will be going live with the app, after the Easter break.
An introduction to the SIMS Parent and SIMS Student apps - YouTube
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Many thanks for your continued support.
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