InspireU - attendance and punctuality policy

Actions

Action in cases of no attendance without communication

  • staff to contact missing learners by 9.30am on the morning they are due to be attending, or if they have failed to arrive at a work experience placement, 30 minutes after they were due to start
  • if contact cannot be made staff should contact the designated adult as agreed at enrolment. If no contact can be made, no-one has seen or heard from the learner, and any external professionals involved with the worker cannot be contacted and we are concerned about their welfare, consideration must be given to doing a home visit. In this instance the case must be referred to the senior leadership team (SLT). Home visits can be conducted at any time if we are concerned about the welfare of a learner, but must always be agreed by a member of SLT
  • absence should be recorded on Databridge
  • internal and external agencies should be informed as appropriate either on the day or in the weekly email to professionals. Examples of internal and external agencies include:
    • SEND
    • Barnardos
    • virtual school
    • probation
  • if the learner returns to InspireU additional support should be put in place to support them to remain engaged in the programme and try to improve their attendance
  • if there is no communication with the young person for four weeks, and all professionals are aware, a non-attendance or contact letter should be sent.  If the learner has an EHC the team to be informed so an early review can take place

Action in cases of poor attendance

  • staff to follow poor attendance process and continue to monitor
  • contact and interventions, including impact should be recorded on Databridge
  • poor attendance should be recorded on Mosaic
  • internal and external agencies should be informed if appropriate
  • if poor attendance falls below the expectation, attendance letter one should be sent
  • if poor attendance continues to show no improvement after letter one, pastoral teams will move to letter two, which will include a meeting with learner, professionals and parents or carers. If a learner has an EHC the InspireU EHC team will also be informed of attendance concerns at this stage
  • if poor attendance continues and shows no improvement after letter two, a final letter is issued terminating placement.  All professionals should be updated, and if the learner has an EHC, the team should be informed so an early review can be held
  • if there is no communication from the learner or designated adult and any professionals involved have been updated weekly, after four weeks termination of placement letter will be issued

Prolonged periods of absence

  • where a learner is absent from class for authorised reasons, for example, due to a medical issue or disability, staff will support that student to return to InspireU. Additional support will be provided where necessary.  Evidence of an appointment will be required
  • where a learner knows they will be absent from InspireU, for example in hospital, they should be encouraged to request work from staff to complete at home. Fit notes may be required as evidence of the absence
  • where a learner has been suspended as part of the disciplinary procedure work will be sent to them to support the learner to stay on track with their progression wherever possible

Copies of the attendance letters can be found on SharePoint.