Attendance
Holden Clough Attendance Vision S – STICKABILITYAt Holden Clough, we recognise that some children may need additional support to develop this readiness. We respond with understanding and compassion, providing a range of strategies to help every child begin the day positively, including:
- Soft starts
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Warm, personalised greetings
- Mindfulness activities
- Access to our Nurture Room before school begins
T – TOGETHERAll members of our school community—children, staff, parents, governors and external partners—understand that they each have an important role to play in promoting and sustaining high attendance.
By working together, communicating openly and supporting families with empathy, we strengthen the sense of belonging that lies at the heart of the Holden Clough family.
Learning, laughing and thriving together ensures that every child knows they are valued and missed when they are not in school.
A – ACHIEVEMENTConsistent attendance enables pupils to make progress, deepen their knowledge and benefit fully from the curriculum.
We believe that children are more likely to attend when learning is meaningful, exciting and memorable.
Therefore, we prioritise quality first teaching and work hard to ensure lessons are engaging, stimulating and filled with opportunities to succeed.
When attendance is strong, achievement can truly flourish.
R – RESPECTWe understand that some children may face risk factors that place them at greater vulnerability of poor attendance. We respect the realities of these barriers and work collaboratively, openly and sensitively with families and external agencies to overcome them.
Our aim is to reduce and, where possible, remove these challenges so that every child feels able to attend regularly, thrive in their learning and celebrate the uniqueness that they bring to our community.
Our Vision in One Sentence
Attendance Champion: Mr Porter
Attendance Lead: Mrs Whiteman
Pupil attendance at Holden Clough is taken very seriously. We believe that for a child to reach their full academic potential at school, high attendance is critical. If they are consistently late or absent from classes they will be missing important information which will have an impact on their education and learning.
We endeavour to support Parents/Carers in overcoming any barriers to achieving regular school attendance.
School opens at 8.40am with registration period finishing at 8.50am. It is vital that all pupils arrive on time and are present for registration. If for any reason your child is late to school, they must report to reception straight away where the morning’s absence will be recorded as 'late' (before 9.20am) or ‘unauthorised absence’ (after 9.20am). Lateness is closely monitored by the school and the Education Welfare Officer.
If your child is absent from school for any reason, please contact the school's main office each morning so that their absence is registered. This can be done by telephone: 0161 330 5248 or by email: [email protected]
Reporting pupil absence plays a vital role in our Safeguarding procedure.
We ask that Parents/Carers organise family holidays for outside of term time.