Attendance and Punctuality
At Bedford Drive Primary School, we believe that every child has a right to a good education. To achieve this we need to work with you and your child by, first, ensuring that your child attends school. Without your child in school we cannot fulfill the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage or National Curriculum.
We are required, by law, to record the attendance of every child on roll and to show who is absent or late. Figures for attendance and for authorised absence and unauthorised absence have to be sent to Wirral Borough Council (Local Authority) and the Department for Education (UK Government).
At Bedford Drive Primary School the school day is organised as follows:
Registration times are:
8:30am for Foundation 1
8.55am for Foundation 2 – Year 6. However, the doors open at 8:45am to allow the children to filter in.
After lunchtime the register is taken again for the afternoon session.
Registration times are:
12:15pm Foundation 1
1:00pm Foundation 2- Year 6.
School finishes at 3.20pm for Foundation 2 - Year 6 and 3.15pm for Foundation 1.
Poor attendance (and punctuality) not only impacts on a child’s progress and achievement but also on their self-esteem and well-being.
The habit of being a regular, punctual attender at school will stand your child in good stead for the future, particularly in the world of work.
Understanding Your Percentage Attendance
Understanding how lateness affects your learning time
Attendance Newsletters
Please see below relevant documents around attendance and punctuality from Bedford Drive;