30/06/2026Last week, our students completed the final task for the Green Tree School Award, and to celebrate, they headed outside for a French Tree Party 🌳🧺
They enjoyed a taste of French cheese, while exploring vocabulary connected to trees and nature. Students got creative by designing beautiful calligrams in the shape of trees, combining language lesson with artistic expression.
A big thank you to all staff and students for their enthusiasm, hard work and continued support throughout the Green Tree School Award so far. More updates to follow soon!
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- Attendance
- What is 'Persistent Absence'?
What is 'Persistent Absence'?
If your child takes too much time off school they will become categorised as PA or persistently absent.
(Attendance below 90% = Persistent Absence)
Missing school will make your child fall behind in lessons and will impact on their academic progress and achievement.
Don’t allow your child to become a PA student.
This table shows how many days missed each half–term will make your child a PA student:
| HOW MANY DAYS OFF WILL MAKE YOUR CHILD A PERSISTENT ABSENCE STUDENT? | |
| Half term 1 | 3 ½ days off school from September until October half-term holiday will make your child a PA student. |
| Half-term 1-2 | 7 days off school from September until the Christmas holiday will make your child a PA student. |
| Half term 1-3 | 10 days of absence from September until February half-term will make your child a PA student. |
| Half term 1-4 | Half-term 1-3 12 ½ days of absence from September until the Easter holidays will make your child a PA student. |
| Half-term 1-5 | 15 ½ days of absence from September until May half-term will make your child a PA student. |
| Half-term 1-6 | 19 days of absence for the full academic year (September to end of summer term in July) will make your child a PA student. |
Please promote excellent attendance with your child to ensure that they make the most of every minute of every lesson of every day.
