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Admissions (as of January Plasc 2003) Number on Roll 1124 as per return 17 th Jan Age Dob Boys Girls 11 1.9.89 – 31.8.90 112 99 12 1.9.88 – 31.8.89 98 116 13 1.9.87 – 31.8.88 114 104 14 1.9.86 – 31.8.87 100 116 15 1.9.85 – 31.8.86 96 90 16 1.9.84 – 31.8.85 19 24 17 1.9.83 – 31.8.84 15 20 18 1.9.82 – 31.8.83 1 0 T otal Boys 555 Girls 569 H ighcliffe S ixt h Form: (as of S eptember 2003 Plasc r etur n) 172 S t andar d admission number 210 for 2002/03 (Designated S even Form entry: ) Students are or ganis ed into eight tutor groups. Applications received for Year 7 September intake 2003 - 271 first pr efer ences at closing date. Number on roll for Year 7 as of S eptember Form 7: 219 S E N Numbers T otal SEN S tatements - 16 Cognitive & Lear ning - 2 Behaviour, Emotional and S ocial - 8 Communication & I nter action - 4 S ensory & Phys ical - 2 T otal <strong>School</strong> Action Plus - 38 (+5 in S ixth form) T otal <strong>School</strong> Action - 104 (+5 in S ixth form) T otal SEN register - 158 (+10 in S ixth Form) L ooked Aft er Children T here wer e 4 looked after children in the las t academic year and currently 4 in this academic year . Attendance Aut hor is ed Absences 7 % (last year 7.3% ) U naut hor is ed Absences 0.2% (last year 0.2% ) T he level of unauthorised abs ence has levelled out at a r elatively low rate.
Attendance P olicy By law, all children of compulsory school age (between 5 and 16) must get a full-time education. Continuous attendance and good punctuality are essential for each student to learn well, develop r elations hips and build upon their previous best. We expect all students to be at school, in their tutor room, ready for morning r egis tr ation at 8.35. By law we ar e r equired to indicate on the r egis ter whether a s tudent is present, engaged in an appr oved educational activity off site, or absent. We must also distinguis h between authorised and unauthor ised abs ence. In our efforts to encour age good time-keeping we will give an hour’s detention to any student who is late without good r eas on on two or more occas ions in a week. We wor k closely with the Local Education Authority’s Education Welfare Officers who monitor attendance and help par ents to meet their responsibilities if there are any problems. As parents you can help by: • Ensuring that your child comes to s chool regularly, arrives on time and obeys the s chool’s rules. • Making s ur e that your child under s tands that you would not approve of him or her missing s chool. • Contacting the s chool on the firs t day of your child’s absence and confirming in writing the r eas on for the abs ence when the child r etur ns to s chool. • Asking well in advance s hould you need per mission for your child to miss school for a s pecial reason or medical appointment. • Avoiding taking your child on holiday during ter m time – especially when he or she s hould be taking exams or tests. The law says that you do not have the r ight to take your child on holiday during ter m time without the permission of the Headteacher. Application forms are available fr om the tutors. • T aking an interest in your child’s school work and s uppor ting the s chool in its efforts. T he r ew ar ds for good attendance ar e: • S ecure lear ning and r elations hips • Less “catch up” wor k to do • A cer tificate for full attendance – awarded termly Our target is to r educe the number of days lost through authorised abs ence. Aut hor is ed Absence (as defined by DfES ) • S ickness or other unavoidable caus e (such as hospital treatment). • A day of religious observance by the r eligious body to which the par ents belong. • Leave of absence gr anted. • Attendance at another school.
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