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29/03/23

Our GCSE art students are having a wonderful time at The Tate Modern and taking in the sights of London! https://t.co/J2SgQcOnXF

29/03/23

Yr10&11 Revision Evening; 17/4/23- 5.30pm in Aureus Main Hall. All parents/carers & students in Yr10&11 are invited to come along to learn about effective, productive, and efficient ways to revise for their upcoming end of year exams. https://t.co/RXOTX2ivjI

29/03/23

Our talented GCSE art students are off to the Tate Modern today! https://t.co/L0vpOuOnP7

23/03/23

Tawana in Yr9 and magistrate Carole Payne at the mock trial competition at Oxford Magistrates’ court. For the full Oxford Mail Article, follow the link: https://t.co/x6o5iUlCcN https://t.co/vSrOzIXOzf

10/03/23

Fantastic day of all things dance at Move It! at the Excel, London! https://t.co/DGliibLGAx https://t.co/sfAAHT2Zjo

09/03/23

Today as part of our More Able programme students received a talk from Oxford University outreach programme. They looked at University life and what the processes are for getting into Russel Group Universities. https://t.co/rBbzGWF3xn

08/03/23

Thank you so much we’ve had an awesome day! https://t.co/wYhsRPvmUo

08/03/23

Amazing trip to today for our Yrs 7-10. Focusing on the performing arts side, we were lucky enough to have a tour of their incredible recording studios and editing suites. https://t.co/gNxs8x0fNN

07/03/23

Today all of Year 11 received a Revision Skills booster session from external speakers. They reflected on their recent mocks and set themselves targets for their upcoming final examinations. https://t.co/MhymlIGTw7

07/03/23

Retweeted From GLF Schools TT

Fantastic launch event today we thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many like-minded ITT experts, with a shared vision to train exceptional teachers to provide the best possible life chances for the children in our schools https://t.co/0s5pzMA4WK

07/03/23

Retweeted From inspiringfutureteachers

Today is Launch Day. Looking forward to welcoming all of our partners to https://t.co/lmP01U62Hx

07/03/23

Well done to our Yr10 Netball team for playing exceptionally well and winning their matches against both DGS & Wallingford yesterday! https://t.co/xQaOeZEOlz

03/03/23

Our Yr11s have been producing some stunning work during their GCSE Art mock exam today. https://t.co/YeQrnL6UeG

01/03/23

We look forward to welcoming you to Aureus School in September! https://t.co/pQK82FHkwk

23/02/23

Well done to our Yr 9 football team, who have started this year's football season off with a 2-0 victory over Cranford House! https://t.co/h2EIgWx67H

21/02/23

Take your seats and join us to watch some fantastic performances from our entire Creative and Expressive Arts Department. Hope you are ready to watch an exciting production from Aureus School students! Book your tickets now: https://t.co/MusroSrLm9 https://t.co/4c1a9JrikA

03/02/23

Here are just a couple of the Yr5 masterclasses that we have going on next month. If you have a child who is currently in Yr 5, why not give them the opportunity to Explore Aureus in the best way possible! Book their place now. Scan the QR codes for details. https://t.co/lBRcv5vsMc

Attendance & Absence

We want all of our students to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the school. Research has shown that there is a direct link between attendance and achievement and students that are not in school are more at risk of failing to achieve. In addition, they run a greater risk of getting involved in crime or becoming victims of crime.

The law requires that parents/carers are responsible for ensuring that their children attend school and are on time. Our Attendance Policy can be downloaded below.

Attendance Ladder

Timings of the Day:

  • Our school day starts at 8.25am. We expect all students to arrive at the school by 8.20am and to be in the playground, ready for line-up at 8.25am. Please ensure your child is in the school for a prompt start to the day.

Expectations:

We expect your child to be in the school every day and on time unless:

  • He/she is too ill to attend (Medical evidence is required);
  • He/she has a medical appointment that can only be made in school time (Medical evidence is required).

Guidance for Parents/Carers:

  • Reinforce our expectations regarding full attendance and excellent punctuality with your son/daughter;
  • Support staff when we take action over punctuality or truancy; 
  • Inform us of any change in contact details immediately; 
  • Contact the school to inform us of an absence, by 8.25am;
  • Attend meetings to discuss your child’s attendance and punctuality, as requested;
  • Ensure that your child completes any work that has been sent home or that he/she catches up with any work that they have missed.

Contacting Us:

  • To report any absence, inform us of any future absence or advise us of changes to contact details, please contact the school and ask to speak to the Attendance Officer who will take the necessary details. 
  • To discuss any other issues or concerns please contact your child’s coach who will support you and your child.

Monitoring:

  • We will contact you on the first day of absence, at home or work, if you have not previously informed us of the reason why your son/daughter is absent;
  • We will send you an absence letter if we have not been able to contact you after 3 days;
  • We will send you attendance and punctuality statistics each term as part of our progress reports;
  • We will contact you and arrange a meeting to discuss any concerns we have with your child regarding attendance and punctuality.

Unauthorised Absence:

  • This is where your son/daughter has been absent and the absence has not been explained, or we do not consider the reason for the absence to be acceptable.

Truancy:

  • This occurs when your son/daughter misses school without authorisation or registers for school but does not then attend lessons. We will not accept truancy and we will inform you of any suspected truancy. 

Leave of Absence:

  • If you require your son/daughter to be absent from school, for extreme circumstances during term time, you will need to complete a Leave of Absence application form.
  • The Headteacher will consider these requests on an individual basis taking into account the student’s attendance record and the circumstances surrounding the request.

Fixed Penalty Notices:

  • Any parent who takes their son/daughter on a leave of absence during term time without the correct authorisation will be issued with a fixed penalty notice.  A warning letter will be sent upon application. 
  • Any student with less than 95% attendance or with 5 or more sessions (2.5 days) of unauthorised absence will be sent a warning letter and if no improvement is made then a fixed penalty notice fine will be issued.

View our Attendance Policy here