As you are aware, attendance in schools is a hot topic with the Department for Education focused on supporting schools to improve attendance.

With this a host of new research has revealed some interesting facts. For example the month of May has one of the biggest impacts in a pupils year long memory retention. With the summer break weeks away, May is a time where strong attendance can help consolidate the knowledge learned since September across the extended break.

In a recent study pupils with excellent attendance in the summer term retained 40% more than their peers when tested the following September.

With the drive to ensure our education is the best possible we are announcing this half terms competition: Maytime Matters! Drawing on the theme of the above, pupils who are putting in the effort to achieve will be in for the chance to win a slew of prizes including:

-The highest form time average in each House will receive entry into a prize draw for 2 x £10 vouchers.

-For each day you attend in the final week, you get an entry into a prize draw for 5 x £20 and 3 x Echo Shows.

-If your attendance for this half term is above 97% you will also be entered into an additional draw.

Good luck and stay tuned for updates.