Stages

Description

1

Teacher intervention with form tutor input

Warning issued for attendance figures below 90% for lesson or registration

OR

For absence deemed unacceptable by the subject teacher/form tutor

Please see Subject Teacher and Form Tutor guidance notes

 Initial poor attendance figures

·    Poor attendance can be raised as a concern by the Subject Teacher, the Form Tutor or the Year Team.

·    The Subject Teacher should address the issue of poor attendance in their lesson by meeting with the student and shall give the student a Warning about their attendance. They may also wish to involve the Subject Leader and/or parent/carer in the meeting for more impact. The subject teacher should inform the form tutor so they can address the absence issue with the student and reinforce the values of good attendance. The Year Team (sixthformgroup) and HoF must also be informed that a warning has been issued by email or in writing.

·    The form tutor should follow up the attendance issue with the student. They may also identify general absence in some/all lessons and address the issue (as above) involving the relevant teaching staff.   In this case they must copy any correspondence to the Year Team ‘sixthformgroup’ and HoF and issue a Warning to the student about their attendance. The Form Tutor should address poor registration attendance and issue a Warning to the student and copy any correspondence to the Year Team.·    The Year Team may pick up on poor attendance and will inform the relevant staff and form tutor to address the situation as detailed in the above points. 

2

Assistant Head of Sixth Form Intervention

Verbal Warning

Continued poor attendance

·    If an unacceptable level of attendance continues the subject teacher and/or form tutor should inform the Assistant Head of Sixth Form in charge of attendance.

·    A Verbal Warning will be issued and the student will be asked to sign an Attendance Agreement agreed by the Assistant Head of Sixth Form and the student.

·    A letter will be sent to the parent/carer of the student informing them of the situation.

·    The Form Tutor and subject teachers will be informed of the meeting and its outcome.

·    Their attendance will be monitored by the Year Team for six weeks.

·    An attendance card may be issued.

·    After six weeks of acceptable attendance the student will be removed from the attendance file.

3

Head of Sixth Form Intervention

Written Warning

Failure to meet the requirements set by the attendance agreement

·    The offending student will be asked to meet with the Head of Sixth Form.

·    A Written Warning will be issued and held on their file for a further six weeks.

·    A letter will be sent to the parent/carer of the student informing them of the situation.

·    An attendance card will be issued – student loses study periods.

·    After six weeks of acceptable attendance the student will be removed from the attendance file.

4

Senior Management Intervention

Possibly request to leave the Sixth Form

Continued failure to meet attendance requirements

·    Appropriate disciplinary proceedings will be decided by the Senior Management.

·    The parents/carers of the student will be involved in the process.