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Attendance Matters

A minimum of 95% attendance is a requirement for all pupils.

Good attendance is important to your child’s education.

All absence is detrimental to your child’s education, no matter what the reason.

Important Attendance and Punctuality Facts

95% Attendance equals 10 days absent and 50 lessons missed.

85% Attendance equals 30 days absent and 150 lessons missed.

5 minutes late per day during the school year equals 3.7 teaching days lost and 18 lessons missed.

10 minutes late per day during the school year equals 7.4 teaching days lost and 37 lessons missed.

15 minutes late per day during the school year equals 10 teaching days lost and 50 lessons missed.

You can help by:

  • ensuring your child attends school every day and arrives punctually in order to make the most of the education offered.
  • avoiding medical appointments in school time.
  • avoiding taking holidays in school time.
  • sending your child to school every day except when he/she is too ill to attend.
  • ensuring your child catches up on missed work if absence is unavoidable.

What to do if your child is unwell

Phone the school and inform the Attendance and Welfare Officers, giving the name of your child, their mentor group and a brief explanation of the nature of the illness. A call is requested for every day of absence. We cannot assume that a pupil is unwell just because they were off school the previous day. If you believe an absence due to illness may be prolonged, please contact the Attendance and Welfare Officers so they can make arrangements to avoid calling you daily:

  • Mrs Lynda Gould for all School years

If your child is unwell please contact the school on the above numbers before 10 am.

Medical Appointments

Where possible try to avoid routine medical appointments during the school day. If they do have an appointment, please send them to school with a note in their diary stating the reason they need to leave and the time you will collect them.

You can also email Attendance/Welfare Officers:

You can also get in touch via School Gateway. School Gateway is a text and email service, which allows us to communicate more quickly and effectively – via a smart phone app. You and the school can save money by downloading this app from the app store, which is free and can be used on iPhones and Android.

It is quick and easy to do. All you need is your mobile number and an email address that the school holds on record for you.

Unauthorised absences

The following absences will not be authorised;

  • Absence for pupils/students with attendance below 95%, without medical evidence.
  • Absence for a birthday or family celebration.
  • Absence for holidays in term-time.
  • Absence because of a parent‘s illness.
  • Absence because a sibling is off school.

PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONTACT YOUR CHILD DIRECTLY BY TEXT OR PHONE. Pupils may have their mobile phones in school but they must be switched off and in their bag at all times.

Our Attendance Policy is available under the school policies section.

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All drivers are requested to only park in designated parking areas; do not park in the Drop Off and Pick Up lane, in white hatched areas marked on the road, on the access road to and from the LRC or in the Bus Lane. Please also do not drop off by the roundabout.  Read More…

A Level Press Release – Thursday 15th August 2024 Read More…

The school now has its own twitter account to promote important news and events as well as sharing celebrations of our learner's achievements. Please follow us on Twitter @YsgolHarriTudur. More detailed information can always be found on our school website www.yht.wales and also via the Ysgol Harri Tudur app. Please continue to get in touch with us in the usual ways. Read More…

All drivers are requested to use the designated Drop Off/Pick Up and parking sites whilst on the school site. Read More…

BOOK FAIR NOW ON IN YSGOL HARRI TUDUR UNTIL FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2024 Read More…

Please note the bus collection times for the above bus route have been modified by PCC to assist with an arrival time at school of 0830 hrs. This is from immediate effect. Read More…

Please see attached details of an upcoming Parent Partnership Service event this term: ‘When to Worry about your Worrier’ which is on Wednesday 16th October 2024, 10:00 – 12:00pm. (Please note this workshop is aimed at parents/carers of Primary and Secondary school aged children). This will be face to face in Haverfordwest and parents/carers can book on using the link: https://linktr.ee/ppspembs Read More…

PAVS (Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services) is currently working hard to help people in Pembrokeshire claim their Child Trust Fund entitlements; a grant awarded to all children within the time frame specified below, irrespective of family income status. Read More…

This is the link for people to book on. Read More…

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