Attendance and Punctuality

At TGS we have extremely high expectations and expect all students to be in school and on time every day. Any absence must be reported on the morning of each day.

Why is attendance and punctuality important?

• Statistics show a direct link between underachievement and poor attendance.

• Regular attenders make better progress, both socially and academically.

• Regular attenders find school routines and school work easier to cope with.

• Regular attenders find learning more satisfying.

• Regular attenders have an easier transfer to secondary school and transition between school years.

• Regular attenders have an easier transfer to further education and employment.

• The discipline that is instilled in regular and punctual attenders lays a great foundation for adult working life.

Being punctual for school means making sure your child is at school and ready to learn before the bell rings. There are many ways to ensure your child is on time for school, from making sure their school bags are packed the night before to making sure they get up with plenty of time to eat and get ready. Lost minutes mean lost learning. Did you know that being late 15 minutes every day is the same as missing 2 whole weeks of school over a full academic year? A few minutes here and there shouldn’t matter but every minute counts and that lost time all adds up.

Being late doesn’t only affect your child, it disrupts other children in the class as well as the teachers trying to teach a lesson. However, if you do think you are going to be late, please do not keep your child off school for the rest of the day. Being late and in school is better than being absent and missing out.