AQW 11230/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 30/11/2020
Answered On Date: 02/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the correct attendance code for a chronically ill pupil who only attends school part-time and comes in mid-morning.

Answer:

DE Circular 2020/08 sets out guidance to schools on how attendance should be recorded. The appropriate absence code for a school to use for a particular pupil is likely to depend on the specific circumstances of that pupil.

Departmental officials would be happy to provide advice to any school regarding this issue. The relevant team can be contacted either by email at: attendance@education-ni.gov.uk or by telephone on 02891 279328.