School Attendance
Attendance is always a high priority at Ursuline College and Our whole school approach to Attendance can be achieved by working together.
School is much more than academic learning and absence, when absent it means your child will be missing time with their friends and their teachers, these are important for building their understanding of relationships and social cohesion which are crucial to their wellbeing.
EVERY day at school counts
This table shows you how important it is for your child/children to have good attendance to make sure they don’t miss any vital learning.
Our School Day
Our school day starts when the main school gates are opened at 8.25am - all students are to be on site by 8.30am and in their form room by 8.40am.
If students wish to be on site earlier, they can enter at 8am and will be able to stay in the canteen area where they will be supervised until 8.25am until a wider supervision around the school site commences. Form and first register are taken at 8.45am.
Every student must attend form on time or will receive a Late mark.
Please support our school and discuss the importance of good attendance and punctuality with your young people at home to enable them to take every opportunity to reach their personal and academic potential.
If you are experience any difficulties with regard to regular attendance and punctuality, please contact your house team, who are always available to see what support can be put in place.
What if my child is ill?
We fully understand that pupils are ill on occasions & when this is the case, we readily accept that being at home is the best place to be. Pupils can’t help being ill & as a school we want all our pupils to be well, healthy & able to learn happily & confidently when they are here.
If your child needs to be ABSENT from school
This must be done before 8.30am on each day of the absence.
Please phone the school on 01843 834431 – ex 2101 or
Email: attendance@ursuline.kent.sch.uk or use the Class Charts Report Absence service from the Class Charts parent app.
When reporting an absence, you will need to inform us of the following:
- Your child’s name
- Form and Year Group
- Reason of absence.
Holiday Requests
From September 2013 the Department for Education have amended the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 removing the Headteacher’s ability to authorise any leave of absence. Requests for leave in term-time will not be authorised, unless there are extenuating circumstances. If this is the case you need to contact your house team as soon as possible to discuss next steps.