Inclusive Attendance
Roby Park Primary School is proudly recognised as an Inclusive Attendance school. Our unwavering commitment to attendance centres around child-centric actions, evidence-informed practices, and a shared understanding of everyone’s roles and collective responsibilities to promote exceptional attendance.
Multi-Tiered System of Support
To guarantee a comprehensive approach to attendance, we implement a Multi-Tiered System of Support. A Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for school attendance involves three tiers of intervention, with roles for teachers, the school, children, parents, and external agencies – including the Local Authority. Data-driven decision-making and training requirements are pivotal to the implementation of the system. The system aligns with the Department for Education’s (DFE) “Working Together to Improve School Attendance” guidelines.
Tier 1 – Universal Approach: A universal attendance approach that benefits all children.
Tier 2 – Individualised Strategies and Early Help Support: Tailoring strategies to individual needs and providing early help support for persistent attendance challenges.
Tier 3 – Higher Needs Strategies Support: Specialised support for children, young people, and families with complex attendance requirements, including access to external agency support when necessary.
Recognition Based Approach
Our attendance philosophy is rooted in a recognition-based approach that recognises both personal and collective achievements. This approach serves to cultivate positive environments, nurture relationships, foster inclusivity, and ultimately cultivate intrinsic motivation among our children, families, and staff.
The Importance of School Attendance
School attendance is not merely a requirement but a fundamental part of education. It plays an important role in shaping academic success, personal growth, and future prospects, making it an essential aspect of any educational system.
- Relationships: School provides a vital social environment for children to interact with peers, develop friendships, and learn essential social skills. Consistent attendance ensures children remain connected to their peer group.
- Teacher Interaction: Regular attendance allows for meaningful teacher-child interactions. Teachers can provide personalised support, address questions, and assess individual progress more effectively when children attend regularly.
- Wellbeing: High levels of school attendance contribute to the overall wellbeing.
- School Engagement: Children who attend school regularly are more likely to engage in extracurricular activities, sports, and other enriching experiences that contribute to their overall development.
- Academic Achievement: Regular attendance directly correlates with academic success. Children who attend school consistently are more likely to keep up with the curriculum, perform better in exams, and improve their life outcomes.
- Sticky Knowledge: School is where children acquire knowledge and skills that are crucial for their personal and professional growth. Missing days means missing out on valuable learning opportunities.
- Preventing Knowledge Gaps: Frequent absences can lead to significant knowledge gaps, making it challenging for children to catch up with missed lessons, potentially resulting in long-term academic struggles.
- Building Routine: School attendance establishes a structured routine in children’s lives, teaching them time management and responsibility, which are valuable life skills.
- Legal and Parental Responsibility: Parents or guardians are legally responsible for ensuring their child’s regular school attendance. Failing to do so can lead to legal consequences.
Relevant Documents:
- 4.9.24 Inclusive Attendance
- School Attendance Policy
- Bullet Point Attendance Policy for Parents
- Education Penalty Notice Code of Conduct
- Knowsley School Attendance Service EPN Leaflet
- Knowsley Attendance Strategy 2021-2024
Inclusive Attendance Chatter
Learning Heroes
28-05-2025
Roby Park Primary School
Congratulations to our learning heroes this week
YR Attendance Recognition Prize
13-05-2025
Reception @ Roby Park Primary
In our Attendance Recognition Classopoly, we won Community Chest! We could choose our own prize and we chose to have a film afternoon with snacks! The children enjoyed watching The Secret Life of Pets and having a relax with their friends!
Y3 Attendance Recognition Prize
12-05-2025
In our Attendance Recognition Classopoly today, we won Community Chest! We could choose our own prize and we chose to have an
afternoon! We had great fun playing, climbing, building and jumping on the field. Thank you,
Newsletter
12-04-2025
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Newsletter
31-03-2025
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21.3.25 Attendance Recognition
30-03-2025
Y4 & Y6 were our attendance recognition winners this week and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Mr Couling said, “Well done to the whole of Year 4 for demonstrating excellent behaviour during our OPAL stay and play afternoon.”
Miss Beggs said, “Well done to the whole class for their hard work and determination throughout our practice SATS papers.”
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14.3.25 Attendance Recognition
19-03-2025
14.3.25 Attendance Recognition
Y2 & Y5 were our attendance recognition winners this week and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Mr Stansfield said, “Well done to Eryn for not giving up even though our maths was tricky this week.”
Mr Swatman said, “Well done whole of Y2 for being a credit to Roby Park and showing fantastic manners and behaviour during our school trip to the Catalyst Museum. Well done, everyone.”
Kaida Y5 said if she missed school, she would have missed her WW2 history lessons which she has enjoyed whilst Joel Y5 said he would have been disappointed to have missed out on the school trip to the Catalyst Museum. @IncAttendance
7.3.25 Attendance Recognition
19-03-2025
Y1, Y2 & Y6 were our attendance recognition winners this week and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Miss Clarkson said, “Well done to the class for engaging in lots of stories during world book day and in particular James, Harvey and Wyatt who read stories to the class!”
Mr Swatman said, “well done to Y2 for showing fantastic learning behaviours during their lessons this week. We have focused on improving our listening skills and showing respect when others are sharing their ideas in class.”
Miss Beggs said, “Well done to the whole class
for showing a great level of determination when solving equations in algebra lessons!
Y2 Attendance Recognition
16-03-2025
Thanks to Y2’s attendance recognition they were able to roll the dice on the Classopoly board. Their prize was extra OPAL play & lots of fun was had by all
One child said, “I have to come to school everyday because I don’t want to miss any of the fun.”
Inclusive Attendance
15-02-2025
YR, Y2 & Y5 were our attendance recognition winners this week and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Miss Murphy said, “Well done to all of Reception for showing great motivation and resilience when completing their superhero sidekick tryouts! They all made fantastic sidekicks! ”
Mr Swatman said, “Well done to Asher, Callia and Lana for being fantastic helpers and tidying up the Y2 wellie shed without being asked.”
Mr Stansfield said, “Well done to Leighton Owens for working so hard this week to settle back in and catch up on learning after being absent.”
Inclusive Attendance
15-02-2025
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Y5 & YR were our attendance recognition winners this week and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Miss Murphy said, “ Well done to the whole class for showing great learning during Children’s Mental Health Week and for saying something kind about one another!”
Mr Stansfield said, “Well done to the whole class – you have all worked so hard on your cliffhanger narratives and been so enthusiastic about wanting to share what you have written.” @inclusiveattendance
Y4 Attendance Recognition Prize
10-02-2025
Year 4 was fortunate enough to land on a S.T.E.M day on our classopoly board as part of @IncAttendance this gave the opportunity to use our @ClassVR to visit a range of different mountains and volcanoes and much more
Attendance Recognition Awards
01-02-2025
This week Y2 & Y3 were our attendance recognition winners and got the chance to move their class on our Classopoly board.
Mr Swatman said, “Well done to Noah and Harley who came to school, despite feeling a little under the weather, and trying really hard.”
Miss Sutton said, “Well done to the whole class who have been so inquisitive this week about waterfalls, rivers and mountains in our new English outcome, especially Poppy and Tilly who were so eager to find some extra interesting facts!”
Y3 landed on the chest so they get to pick a treat of their choosing! Well done!
Y6 Attendance Recognition Prize
26-01-2025
For our attendance prize, we won a STEM day! We had a fantastic time exploring different scenes on the VR headsets, creating tracks for Indy spheros and using IPads to create code in scratch.
Attendance Recognition – 17.1.25
26-01-2025
This week’s attendance recognition winners were Y1 & Y4.
“Well done to Darcie who came into school with a positive attitude even though she wasn’t feeling 100%.” – Mr Couling.
Miss Clarkson, “Well done for showing a great attitude towards your forest school session, tying tricky knots and showing excellent navigation skills especially Paddy, Trudi, Wyatt, Junior and Jude who all earned their navigation badge!”
Attendance Recognition – 10.1.25
26-01-2025
This week’s attendance recognition winners were Y4 & Y6.
“Well done to the class for making Mrs Lisa feel so welcome when joining our class and helping to show her the Roby Park way.” – Mr
Couling.
Miss Beggs, “ Well done to the whole class returning to school with a positive attitude to learning and a great determination to complete
work to a high standard!”
Y1 OPAL Attendance Recognition Prize
26-01-2025
Year 1 won the attendance recognition prize and so were able to role the dice on our Classopoly board. We were really lucky to win a prize of our choice and as a class we decided on a movie and popcorn!
Spring Term 1 Inclusive Attendance Newsletter
14-01-2025
Each half term we will be bringing you our Inclusive Attendance newsletter which is deisgned to share information and so we can work together to support school attendance. Here is our Spring Term 1 edition. A copy will hit your Class Charts inbox as well as information on your child’s attendance.
Attendance Recognition Winners
24-11-2024
This week’s attendance recognition winners were Y3 & Y5. Miss Sutton’s Y3 attendance recognition nomination was: “ Well done to the class for being fabulous this week starting our new history learning on the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age! Everyone, especially Alfie, were so curious to learn more!” Whilst Mr Stansfield said about Y5: “ Well done to Nieve for using your sensory breaks correctly to enable you to work to the best of your ability.” Nieve popped on the top hat and rolled the dice, winning her classmates a non-uniform day. Well done Nieve!
Y4 Attendance Recognition
24-11-2024
Year 4 landed on popcorn and a movie on our Classopoly board #RPAttendance #RPEnrichment
Y5 Attendance Recognition Reward
11-11-2024
We enjoyed our attendance recognition prize of parachute games this week!
