--- title: "Attendance" description: "attendance" url: "https://hollingworthacademy.co.uk/key-information/attendance" school: "Hollingworth Academy" --- Due to the ongoing Microsoft outage, our email service is currently unavailable. If you have an urgent enquiry, please contact the school reception directly on 01706 292800. # Attendance At Hollingworth Academy, we are driven by an unwavering commitment to making school attendance a top priority, fully integrated with every aspect of school improvement. We are proudly recognised as an Inclusive Attendance school. Our unwavering commitment to attendance centres around child-centric actions, evidence-informed practices, and a shared understanding of everyone's roles and collective responsibilities to promote exceptional attendance. ![](https://hollingworthacademy.co.uk/images/page_Images/Hollingworth_Academy_Attendance_MTS_Menu_-_Edited.jpg) **The Importance of School Attendance** School attendance is not merely a requirement but a fundamental pillar of education. It plays a pivotal role in shaping academic success, personal growth and future prospects. **- Academic Achievement**: Regular attendance directly correlates with academic success. Children who attend school consistently are more likely to keep up with the curriculum, perform better in exams, and improve their life outcomes. **- Knowledge Acquisition:** School is where children acquire knowledge and skills that are crucial for their personal and professional growth. Missing days means missing out on valuable learning opportunities. **- Social Development:** School provides a vital social environment for children and adolescents to interact with peers, develop friendships, and learn essential social skills. Consistent attendance ensures children remain connected to their peer group. **- Building Routine:** School attendance establishes a structured routine in children’s lives, teaching them time management and responsibility, which are valuable life skills. **- Teacher Interaction:** Regular attendance allows for meaningful teacher-child interactions. Teachers can provide personalised support, address questions, and assess individual progress more effectively when children attend regularly. **- Preventing Knowledge Gaps:** Frequent absences can lead to significant knowledge gaps, making it challenging for children to catch up with missed lessons, potentially resulting in long-term academic struggles. **- School Engagement:** Children who attend school regularly are more likely to engage in extracurricular activities, sports, and other enriching experiences that contribute to their overall development. **- Legal and Parental Responsibility:** Parents or guardians are legally responsible for ensuring their child's regular school attendance. Failing to do so can lead to legal consequences. Late Procedure - coming soon -. Signposting to services: Parent Voice signposting to services: **Rochdale Education Welfare Service.** This council team works directly with children, families, and schools to resolve attendance barriers. Families can call their weekly **Attendance Helpline** on Fridays during term time (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM) at 01706 925115. **School Attendance Support for Parents (SASP).** Run by the Education Welfare team, these confidential peer support sessions and workshops help parents manage persistent absence and morning routines. Sessions take place at local venues including the [**Norden**](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F1tg2k6zf), [**Belfield**](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F11c6lt8f_v), [**Langley**](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F11dxckx8jf), **Sandbrook**, and [**Derby Street Best Start Family Hubs**](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F1tg_wn3p). **Soulna by Kooth** is a free, confidential mental health and wellbeing platform designed for children and young people - online and app **Sleep Tight Rochdale (Together Trust):** Offers free 1-to-1 specialist sleep clinics and personalized behavior-based sleep plans for parents and carers of children aged 2 and older with social-communication or neurodiversity needs. Sessions last up to one hour via Zoom or phone. 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