Attendance
The Education review office (ERO) has published this article about their finding on research into student attendance and how parents and whanau can support their children in attending school. (Attendance: Getting back to school - A guide for parents and whānau) - see below.

This article has some good information about why attendance is important, reasons why students may not be attending school, and some strategies for encouraging them to come to school.

 
Two points that resonated with SMC are:

• It all adds up - Children who miss a week of school each term will have missed out on a year of schooling by the time they are 16. 
• Missing just two days a term is linked to students not doing as well. Regular attendance has a big impact; the more often students attend school, the better they do at school, the happier they are, and the better they are set up for life.

If you have concerns about your child’s attendance and you need some support or would like to discuss further, please contact their Mentor teacher and/or Dean so we can work together to help make improvements.

Article added: Friday 31 March 2023