Dd 10, year 6 this year has 80 percent attended so far. Background, she has SEN and severe anxiety so that doesn’t help matters but she’s been really unlucky this year, first week back in September, she got some nasty virus which made her really poorly, off for over a week, a few days here and there since then due to stomach aches and headaches - I do think that this could have been the anxiety, we’ve dealt with a lot of school refusal, she got shingles just before Christmas, January was pretty good but 2 days off last week with a lost voice and last night she vomited so will be off again - this wasn’t a surprise as quite a few children have been vomiting in her class.
the school are hot on attendance and send letters home to all parents every week, all her absences are authorised but I’m worried sick someone will turn up at my door or I will get in trouble. Obviously if she’s sick, she’s sick and can’t go in.
she’s been to the doctors a couple times, tried multivitamins, she eats pretty well too but we seem to be just unlucky this year!
in previous years her attendance has been pretty good. My eldest child has near on full attendance this year.
I am hoping better weather might help in a couple months 🤞