Support
ClassCharts
At Burnside we are keen to reward students for all positive interactions with staff and other students. The College has invested in the ClassCharts behaviour for learning and attendance software which is used across all year groups.
During lessons, teachers can award students with merits for a variety of reasons, for example; being on task, high levels of effort, speaking respectfully and resilience, to name but a few. Outside of lessons, students are also rewarded for positive interactions such as kindness and contributions to the whole school community. These merits are saved up across the year, and contribute to the whole school offer of rewards.
ClassCharts also allows teachers to record ‘concerns’, which are issued to restore learning within the classroom. This then gives each student a ‘ratio’ of positive to negative interactions with staff. Each parent/carer will be provided with a login for the system in the Autumn term, which allows you to access this information on a live feed.
ClassCharts is also used to monitor lesson attendance which you can also gain access to. Any homework that has been given to the student is also recorded in ClassCharts.
Attendance and Punctuality
There are 365 days in a calendar year - 175 days are not spent in school. That leaves plenty of time for holidays, shopping and appointments! Just 17 days absence in any one year is equivalent to one GCSE grade drop in achievement.
Punctuality is also important to us and can also become an attendance issue. In some instances if punctuality issues continue to decline we can issue a fixed penalty notice which could also result in a fine. We would rather not do this and if there are genuine reasons for such issues please contact the Attendance Officer who can offer support
We do not authorise leave of absences during term time. If this occurs we may request a fixed penalty be issued to you from the Attendance and Placement Service. This is £60.00 per parent, per child and can lead to further legal action if unpaid.
96% and above. Attendance is monitored by the Attendance Officer. Continuing good attendance will result in access to end of year rewards and treats.
96% - 92%. Attendance is monitored by the Attendance Officer and Progress Leaders. Further decline may result in the issuing of a Penalty Notice Warning (PNW) which can resultin a fixed penalty of £60.00 being imposed
92% and below. Attendance will be monitored by the Attendance Officer and parents/carers will be invited in for an attendance meeting. Further decline will result in referral to the Attendance and Placement Service for possible legal action.