Good attendance at school leads to success. As part of our vision to bring leanring to life so that all children can
have a brighter future and build a better world, good attendance at school sits at the heart of this. This is why we support our families relentlessly to ensure all children have every opportunity to succeed and attend school every day.
What is RIO?
RIO Stands for ‘Regularly in on time’. As part of our high standards and expectations at Eastway, we expect every child to be in school every day, on time and ready to learn. We take a very firm stance with lateness and non-attendance, particularly unauthorised and persistent absence. We believe that every child should have an equal opportunity to an education and be exposed to all social and learning opportunities that we present for them. We expect that families work very closely with the school on this matter. It is made explicit on our Home School Agreement, which is signed annually.
The school’s attendance policy and the Wirral Code of Conduct for penalty notices relating to school attendance, is that the law requires parents or carers to seek permission from the head teacher to take their child out of school during term time. The law states permission can only be granted if:
1. An application has been made in advance by the parent or carer the child normally lives with; and
2. There are exceptional circumstances.
Parents or carers who take their child out of school despite the request being denied by the Headteacher may be referred to the Local Authority for further action. On the first occasion this is likely to be a Fixed Penalty Notice which is £80 per parent per child if paid within 21 days or £160 per parent per child if paid between day 22 and day 28. For any second occasion the amount will be £160 per parent per child. Any more than two occasions in a rolling three year period will result in a prosecution in the Magistrate’s court.
Please see our Local Authority Attendance Policy - Policies and Procedures
If you are a parent or carer concerned about your child’s attendance, speak to us for support and advice.
