Absence

Did you know?

For a child to reach their full educational achievement a high level of school attendance is essential.

At Brune Park, we want each child to have every opportunity to achieve their full potential; we stress the importance of excellent attendance and punctuality at all times, and have very high expectations for excellent attendance and punctuality.

Promoting Good Attendance

Tutors and the Year Offices support students to achieve excellent attendance, and consistently monitor students’ attendance and punctuality. If attendance falls below the expected levels, a variety of colleagues, including the attendance team, will work with the young person and their family.

A range of strategies are deployed to support improvements in attendance and include:

• In-school support
• Home visits
• In-school attendance panel
• Legal interventions (as outlined in Hampshire County Council’s code of conduct.)

If you need support or advice with attendance, please contact your child’s Tutor or the attendance team.

Attendance Documents

• Attendance Policy – Students (PDF) 
• Advice for Parents and Carers on Penalty Notices for Non-Attendance (PDF)
• Code of Conduct: Issuing Penalty Notices for Unauthorised Absence (PDF)
• Request to authorise absence from school due to exceptional circumstances (PDF)

Read here for the quick guide to GFM Secondary Attendance:

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