Attendance
Good attendance and punctuality are important for life in general and indeed poor attendance and punctuality
can have a significant impact on how a child settles into class, their friendship groups and their general progress.
We therefore encourage our children to attend regularly and on time and as a result our attendance rates
continue to improve. There are 190 days in the school year.
As has always been the case, holidays are actively discouraged during term time and the majority of our parents
are to be praised for following the guidelines. However, some do not and for others special circumstances arise.
Wigan Schools have agreed to follow common procedures with the intention that term time holidays and
extended leave are not allowed as a rule with parents/carers being discouraged from arranging holidays during
term time.
The government expects schools and authorities to:-
• Promote good attendance and reduce absence, including persistent absence
• Ensure every pupil has access to full-time education to which they are entitled
• Act early to address patterns of absence
In addition, parents are expected to:-
• Perform their legal duty by ensuring their children of compulsory school age who are registered at school
attend regularly
• All pupils are to be punctual to their lessons
