As a Future Leader and in my role as associate assistant principal at Consett Academy, one of my aims is to ensure 100 per cent attendance. This may seem impossible but I don’t think that high expectations can ever be a bad thing.
Outstanding learning can only occur if students are present regularly. That may seem obvious. What is less obvious is the significant impact on the overall performance of the academy and most critically on attainment for a student who misses out.
Recent evidence from Charlie Taylor, the government’s behaviour advisor, shows that students with poor attendance are unlikely to succeed academically and are more likely not to be in education, employment or training when they leave.
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