WINTER ATTENDANCE ADVICE
16th October 2026
Dear Parents,
I am writing to you this week to discuss attendance and punctuality at school.
We get a lot of queries around the times when it is or is not reasonable to send a child to school, if a parent suspects they may have an illness.
Ms Bedford, our Attendance Lead, and I recently attended an attendance briefing where we were given some really useful advice from the NHS. I have copied this on the reverse of this letter.
As we come into the Winter, I would urge you to take note of the advice overleaf and only keep children off school if they are obviously ill. The NHS are quite clear that routine coughs and colds are not reason in themselves to be absent from work or school.
You, as the Parents are always best placed to judge how your child is feeling, but I hope you will be reassured that on many occasions children can come to school. Please consult the list, or ring us at school if you are not sure.
Kingsley has great attendance, and it is one of the reasons why our pupils feel safe, supported and do so well academically, lets keep up the good work!
Kind regards,
Alison Whittaker, Head Teacher.
EVERY DAY COUNTS, EVERY MINUTE MATTERS!