City of London Academy Shoreditch Park is extremely proud to have recieved an FFT National Award for pupil attendance!
We cannot emphasise enough the importance of your child’s attendance at school for their achievement. Our attendance target for every child is a minimum of 97% attendance because evidence shows that students who miss school, miss out on achieving the GCSE results they are capable of. Consistent attendance ensures that they don’t miss out on valuable instruction, critical interactions, and essential building blocks for academic success. We appreciate your support in making sure your child is present and ready to learn every day.
Appointments
- Appointments should be made outside of school hours where possible
- If an appointment has to be taken during school hours, parents/carers must inform us before the appointment date or in the morning before 8.40 am
- Please also let us know what time the student will be in school after the appointment or what time they have to leave
- Students in Years 7-10 must be picked up from school if they have to leave early for an appointment
- Students in Years 11-13 can only leave for an appointment if the parent/carer has informed us beforehand
- Parents/carers must provide proof of appointments – Proof examples: a screenshot of the appointment email or message, a letter from the GP/Dentist, or an appointment card. The student can bring this to hand into reception on arrival from an appointment, or it can be emailed to attendance@shoreditch.cola.org.uk
Absences
Parents/carers must inform us before 8.40am every day their child is absent: please include full name, tutor group and details of the reason for absence. The child cannot call to report themselves absent.
- If the student will be absent for an extended period of time; e.g. due to illness or surgery recovery; parents/carers must provide evidence of advice from the doctor that states the amount of time the student will be off school
- Only the school can decide whether an absence will be authorised or not. If the reason for absence is not deemed sufficient or evidence is not provided where necessary, the absence can be recorded as unauthorised
- Requests for time off during term time will always be unauthorised, unless there are extenuating circumstances that Ms Arles has authorised
- Requests to leave early from school may not be authorised if the child’s attendance is of concern
Punctuality
Students are expected to be in school before 8.37am, at which time they should be lining up for Period 1. If a student arrives when the gate has closed, they are late for school and will receive a punctuality detention.
Detentions will be set for the following day after the student is late. If they are late for…
| The 1st time that term | 20 minute lunch time detention the next day |
| The 2nd time that term | 40 minutes detention the next day |
| The 3rd time that term | 80 minutes detention the next day |
| More than 3 times that term | Every time the student is late after the 3rd time they will receive a 80 minutes detention the next day |
If students arrive after 9am, they will recieve an hour detention straight away even if it’s the first time that term.
Late detentions are then reset when a new term begins
Attendance Policy
You will find our up to date Attendance Policies below
Leave of Absence Request
Help & Advice
Do you have an attendance concern? Please feel free to email our Attendance Manager or our Educational Welfare Officer. Please also find resources below.
| Attendance Manager | Educational Welfare Officer |
|---|---|
| Ms Iman El Ouarayni Howden | Ms Cherrelle Simon |
| Telephone – 020 3011 2162 select Option 1 | Telephone – 020 3011 2162 |
| Email – attendance@shoreditch.cola.org.uk | Email – c.simon@shoreditch.cola.org.uk |
