attendence

Attendence

Is my child too ill for school? - NHS Guidance

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Attendance reporting information for parents

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The following information is provided to all parents when their child joins the school. It outlines the school’s expectations on attendance, absences, and punctuality, as well as providing details on the timings of the school day.

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At Darwen Vale High School all of our pupils must have high level of attendance. It is clear that for pupils to reach their full potential they should rarely miss a day at school. Attendance is also a safeguarding matter and poor attendance may be an indicator that a pupil’s welfare is at risk.

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We are also here to support parents and carers to perform their legal duty in ensuring that their children of compulsory school age attend school regularly and on time. To do this we ask that parents and carers adhere to the following protocols:

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​​Punctuality

Arriving to school on time is important so as to allow all pupils to have a settled start to the day. Arriving late to school can often be disruptive to the pupil, as well as their teacher and their peers. Below are the timings of the school day:

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​KS3: Years 7 and 8
KS4: Years 9, 10 and 11

 

DVHS New School Day

Time	KS3	Time	KS4
8:30 - 9:15	Tutor	8:30 - 9:15	Tutor
9.15 - 10:15	P1	9.15 - 10:15	P1
10:15 - 10:30	Break	10:15 - 11:15	P2
10:30 - 11:30	P2	11:15 - 11:30	Break
11:30 - 12:30	P3	11:30 - 12:30	P3
12:30 - 13:00	Dinner	12:30 - 13:30	P4
13:00 - 14:00	P4	13:30 - 14:00	Dinner
14:00 - 15:00	P5	14:00 - 15:00	P5