Working together to improve school attendance

 

Being in school and having the best attendance possible underpins all the many benefits of school for your child, such as their learning, wellbeing and wider development. For some children, attending school every day will be harder than for others. This is why schools, and local councils in some cases, are committed to working together with families to solve problems and support your child’s school attendance.

This guide covers two areas

: • parents’ responsibilities

1 for school attendance and what you need to do when your child needs to be absent.

• How schools and local authorities will work with you to support your child’s attendance.

Attendance - The Law

 

Parents’ responsibilities What are my responsibilities for my child’s attendance? As a parent, you are legally responsible for making sure your child gets a suitable full time education, usually from the age of 5 to 16.

For most parents, this will mean making sure your child is in school every day except when: -

1. Your child is too ill to go to school. 
2. You have permission for a leave of absence from your child’s school for them not to attend.
3. You should only ask for this in exceptional circumstances. 

Y3 parents of children taking part in the residential to Castleton are invited to a pre-visit meeting to share the arrangements for the 2 days and the all important kit list.

30.01.24 at 3:15pm

Good morning and a very warm welcome back to all our Brockley families!

 

To enable you to plan accordingly we are delighted to announce that Sophie Tipple our CAMHS Advisor will be hosting a parent workshop on Monday 29th January from 9:30am.

Identifying your Child’s Emotions & Behaviours – Parent Workshop

This workshop will help you, as a parent, to identify the variety of emotions and behaviours your child/ren may be displaying.

The aims of the workshop are:

• What are emotions and when should these be a concern?
• What is ‘normal’/’typical’/’expected’ behaviours and emotions for children?
• What can cause a child to behave in certain ways?
• How to recognise behaviours that may require further assessment
• The pros and cons of diagnosing
• Is it ASD/ADHD or something else?

We do hope you are able to attend, refreshments will be served.

Headlice Campaign at Brockley.

There has been a case of ringworm within your child’s school and your child may have been exposed.

What is ringworm?
Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin that can affect different parts of the body. How it looks depends on where it is. On the skin it presents as a roughly circular, scaly, itchy rash. Sometimes there may be small blisters and even pus filled spots. It can involve the nails, causing them to thicken and discolour. On the scalp it often starts as a small bump, gradually spreading outwards and is associated with hair loss. On the feet there may be cracking between the toes.

What should I do now?
As ringworm spreads through skin contact or through contact with infectious skin flakes shed into clothes or the environment, it can easily spread within a school. It is important that you check your child’s skin and hair for the presence of any suspicious lesion.

What should I do if I think my child has ringworm?
If you see any suspicious areas on your child’s skin or scalp, bring the child to your GP. The GP will be able to decide by looking at it directly, by examining it with special light, or by examining some skin cells under the microscope whether or not it is ringworm. Once the diagnosis is made treatment can be given. It is important that the rest of the family are checked for ringworm. Also check and treat symptomatic pets.

Can my child stay in school?
Yes. However, to prevent the spread of infection to others it is important that the affected child receives appropriate treatment.

Thank you for giving this your attention. 

 

Your GP will be able to answer any further questions that you might have about ringworm or visit:Ringworm - NHS (www.nhs.uk)