Attendance at St Brendan's
We expect all students to attend all lessons on their timetable (including Tutorials, RPE, English/Maths Plus and Grade Boost/Progress to Success - these are compulsory lessons for all St Brendan's students).
Timetables may change throughout the year so no regular outside commitments or part-time jobs must be undertaken during the College day (Monday-Friday 8:55am-4pm).
Students, however, may leave College when they are free: they can also relax in the Café Max or Min or use the Library Resource Centre. If a student needs to leave College at other times, they should go to B5 (College Nurse) or C5 (Progress Tutor Office) and sign out in person.
Attendance
Research in Sixth Forms shows a considerable link between success and high attendance levels. It is the expectation that students should attend regularly therefore attendance will be carefully monitored across all aspects of a student’s timetable.
There may be exceptional circumstances where a student cannot attend, and these absences have been listed below and will be recorded as authorised absences. Absences will only be approved if the reason for absence is unavoidable, and the evidence has been provided prior to the event.
Below are the absences that can be authorised if the correct evidence is provided and will not affect attendance. If the correct evidence is not provided, then will affect attendance.
|
Reason for Absence |
Evidence Required |
Evidence Must Include |
|
University Open Day (up to 3 per academic year) |
Email or E-ticket |
Student Name, Date of Open Day |
|
University or Apprenticeship Interview |
Email or Letter |
Student Name, Date and Time of Interview |
|
Hospital Appointment |
Letter from NHS/Hospital |
Student Name, Date and Time of Appointment |
|
Orthodontics Appointment |
Letter/Email/SMS/Slip from Practice |
Student Name, Date and Time of Appointment |
|
Practical Driving Test (up to 2) |
Email from DVLA |
Student Name, Date and Time of Test |
|
Sporting Event |
Email or Letter |
Student Name, Date and Time of Event |
|
Part-time Job Interview |
Email or Letter |
Student Name, Date and Time of Interview |
|
Bereavement |
If reported by parent/carer |
N/A |
|
Funeral |
If reported by parent/carer |
N/A |
The following reasons will be unauthorised absences and affect attendance, but can be counted as reported correctly:
- General sickness
- Routine medical and dental appointments (they should be booked not to interfere with courses)
- Driving Theory Test (they should be booked not to interfere with courses)
- Holiday – please see the section on Holiday during term time
- All other reasons for absences not previously mentioned
Automatic emails will be sent to students and primary contact daily if a lesson/s are missed and the absence has not been reported correctly to college.
If a student’s overall attendance drops below 90% then they may see the intervention process actioned.
To monitor attendance, you can access ProPortal and view attendance to lessons. Students are marked into each lesson on their timetable and attendance percentage is made of number of lessons attended divided by number of total lessons that have taken place times by 100.
Below is a guide on the register marks used and their affect on attendance
|
Register Code |
Reason |
Affect on Attendance % |
|
/ |
Present to lesson and on time |
Positive – increases % |
|
L |
Late to lesson (minutes late is recorded) |
Positive – increases % but negative on punctuality % |
|
D |
Dismissed from lesson |
Positive – but will be followed up |
|
A |
Absent from lesson Not Reported Correctly |
Negative – decreases % |
|
R |
Absent from lesson Reported Correctly (Unauthorised Reason) |
Negative – decreases % |
|
H |
Holiday Absence |
Negative – decreases % |
|
E |
Educational Code |
Neutral – no affect on % |
|
X |
Absent from lesson Reported Correctly with Evidence (Authorised) |
Neutral – no affect on % |
|
Z |
Teacher not present - work set |
Neutral – no affect on % |
Any questions about attendance please email attendance@stbrn.ac.uk
