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Should DD attend morning registration before hospital appointment?

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LetItGoToRuin · 15/03/2019 12:21

My DD has a hospital appointment mid-morning. Is there any benefit to her attendance score if she attends school for half an hour (basically just to get a tick in the morning register) before I collect her?

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Hollowvictory · 15/03/2019 12:23

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 15/03/2019 12:32

No & it'll probably disrupt the class as (depending of what year she's in) they may have only just got settled.

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 15/03/2019 12:32

Depending on

RedSkyLastNight · 15/03/2019 12:33

If it's literally for half an hour, then no. If you were taking her out at (say) 11am, I suggest it was worthwhile.

spellingandgrammar · 15/03/2019 12:56

If your school offer 100% attendance rewards that your child wants to be eligible for then it is worth going for 10 minutes to get registration tick in morning or picking up for afternoon appointments just after pm registration. Crazy system!

user789653241 · 15/03/2019 13:05

If it's just one off, then no.
But we actually often do. We have so many time off school, so even if we have to collect my ds at 10:30, we let him attend.
We often bring ds back to school, even we have already missed the afternoon register, since we think school is important, unless it was just for last 30 minutes.

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LetItGoToRuin · 15/03/2019 13:05

Thank you, spellingandgrammar. That was exactly what I wanted to know, and why.

I found this school attendance info - details in the attached document

“Schools must take the attendance register at the start of the first session of each school day and once during the second session. On each occasion they must record whether every pupil is:
• Present;
• Attending an approved educational activity;
• Absent; or,
• Unable to attend due to exceptional circumstances.”

and this:

“Pupils must not be marked present if they were not in school during registration. If a pupil were to leave the school premises after registration they would still be counted as present for statistical purposes.”

I interpret this to mean that if my DD is present at all registration sessions but is removed for a short time in between (for an authorised reason such as a medical appointment or music exam) she will still get 100% attendance.

I don’t mind making a bit of extra effort if it will improve the school’s, and my DD’s, attendance scores.

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Handay · 15/03/2019 13:10

Yes it will have an effect on her attendance figures. Up to you if you think the level of faff for you and your daughter making two journeys instead of one, and the teacher and everyone else in the class having someone pop in and out after half an hour is worth it given that it will have at best a negligible benefit on her educational attainment.

Crockof · 15/03/2019 13:10

Yep, we always register if at all possible. Have even registered at 8.50 and taken child to appointment at 9.05. I'm one of those bad parents who still does term time hols so I need as much attendance as possible

TeenTimesTwo · 15/03/2019 15:18

School may prefer you to register as it helps their overall attendance stats.
I think our ex primary would prefer that as they keep getting told off by Ofsted re attendance so every little helps.

If it's not too far out of your way, I'd pop her in, leave her bookbag behind, and ask that she comes back out straight after register. You hang around at the school office for 20 mins.

MyDcAreMarvel · 15/03/2019 15:20

If you take her in for registration and leave immediately she will get her morning but not afternoon mark.

MummyItsallaboutyou · 15/03/2019 18:13

I've done it for blood tests and hospital appointments. Once he registered at 8:50 and I collected him at 9:10. As long as they return to school before afternoon registration, they'll keep all attendance marks.

avocadochocolate · 15/03/2019 18:22

The school would definitely prefer it if your DD is there for registration. They are supposed to keep attendance to 95% or above and the only thing that counts towards that is attendance at registration
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Guylian2019 · 15/03/2019 19:57

The school I work at would like her there for registration but would be understanding if it wasn't possible.

Coconut0il · 15/03/2019 20:02

My school would also prefer her there for registration.

Tomorrowillbeachicken · 16/03/2019 07:57

We always do

PetuliaBlavatsky · 16/03/2019 08:04

My DD has a hospital appointment on Monday, I will pick her up from school at 10am to take her. Wouldn't have occurred to me not to take her in. I probably wouldn't bother if she was literally going to be in and out just for registration though.

autumnboys · 16/03/2019 08:07

DS3 has a reasonable number of appointments, so yes, I would always take him in to get marked in before we go. Ds2 is currently going through braces so I try and make his appointments towards the end of the day.

blackteaplease · 16/03/2019 08:09

Yes, ours would prefer children to attend regustration and be collected even though its more disruptive

spritesandunicorns · 16/03/2019 08:10

The school will definitely prefer her to be marked as present.

ArnoldBee · 16/03/2019 08:11

My son lost his 100% attendance award due to one dentists appt and not going to one registration...

mustdrinkwaternotwine · 16/03/2019 08:13

We always do registration wherever possible. My DD also has a medical appt on Monday. I will drop her her at 8.30 for 8.40 registration and collect her at 9.15 for 9.30 appt. One of her classmates will also be at the clinic having gone out for breakfast with her mum. The school is happier with my method - as is my boss!

Motherofcreek · 16/03/2019 08:14

This disruption will last minutes.

If you can be bothered go to registration

Tealfrog · 16/03/2019 08:15

It would never cross my mind to do this - we would be at home enjoying an extra long leisurely breakfast as a treat - we are Scotland though, kids go to their local school so maybe the attendance figures aren't so prominent here.

Ali1cedowntherabbithole · 16/03/2019 08:20

I would because it would mean she would be counted as having attended the session.

It’s a bit daft and there is no impact on her education, and no actual benefit to her other than keeping her attendance rate up, but it helps school out with their data and will look less bad if your child has more time out for a different reason.

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