Attendance at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury
Attendance is incredibly important to your progress and attainment at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School and we challenge all of our pupils to strive to achieve the 96% attendance benchmark that we set for all pupils.
The impact on attendance on you and your learning
There has been lots of research that proves a direct link between attendance and your likely success in your qualifications. These studies show that your attendance is likely to affect your GCSE outcomes in the following way:
• 96% Attendance = Very good chance of achieving the government benchmark % of GCSE Grades at 9 – 5
• 93% Attendance = Good chance of achieving the government benchmark % of GCSE Grades at 9 - 5
• 92% Attendance = Fair chance of achieving the government benchmark % of GCSE Grades at 9 - 5
• 90% Attendance = Less than 50% chance of achieving the government benchmark % of GCSE Grades at 9 - 5
• 88% Attendance = Less than 35% chance of achieving the government benchmark % of GCSE Grades at 9 - 5
• Under 88% Attendance = Less than 30% chance of achieving the government benchmark % of GCSE Grades at 9 – 5
*Under new GCSE grading system grades 9 – 5 are considered strong passes by further education providers and employers.
As you can see, the better your attendance at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School, the higher your chance of success at GCSE. The same is also true of other qualifications, such as BTECs, A-Levels, degrees or other qualifications.
Attendance could be considered in the same way as examination results.
A result of 80% in an exam might seem like a good result. However, in terms of attendance, 80% would mean you have missed approximately 40 days of education in a single academic year, which is around one day per week. Therefore, if your attendance is 80% from Year 7 to Year 11, you will have missed over one full year of education!
How can pupils and parents work with Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School to ensure better attendance and outcomes for all?
• Ensure that pupils attend every day so that they can engage fully with their learning
• Remember that any day missed is learning time missed – this will place pupils at a disadvantage to their peers
• Encourage punctuality so that no learning time is missed
• Communicate with school if there is a serious and genuine reason why pupils must miss school
• Work with school to discuss ways to support pupils in catching up on any missed learning opportunities
The impact of lateness on learning
Do you think that lateness to lessons doesn’t matter? Think again…
Lateness = Lost Learning Time!
5 minutes late each day = 3 days lost across an academic year
10 minutes late each day = 6.5 days lost across an academic year
15 minutes late each day = 13 days lost across an academic year
20 minutes late each day = 15 days lost across an academic year
30 minutes late each day = 19 days lost across an academic year
*Each of these days lost equals 5 hours of missed learning time
Danger Zone
As few as 17 missed days over the school year reduces your chances of success. Your GCSE results could drop by one grade across all subjects!
Think about how this could affect your future options and choices…
