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.

 

 

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Inclusive Attendance Chatter

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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

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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!

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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.

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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!”

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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!”

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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! 

#RPEnrichment

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Newsletter

14-01-2025

Check out our first newsletter of 2025 #RPNews

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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.

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Check Out What is Coming Up This Spring Term….

18-12-2024
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Newsletter

16-12-2024

Check out our latest newsletter #RPNews

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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!

#attendancerecognition

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Y4 Attendance Recognition

24-11-2024

Year 4 landed on popcorn and a movie on our Classopoly board #RPAttendance #RPEnrichment

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Y5 Attendance Recognition Reward

11-11-2024

We enjoyed our attendance recognition prize of parachute games this week!

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