The Importance of Attendance during Term Time
Reddish Vale High School requests that parents and carers avoid asking for days off school for their child as refusal often offends!
At Reddish Vale High School we are committed to promoting the welfare of our students through regular school attendance. We know that every day lost to education can have a serious impact on students’ attainments and overall progress in school. The link between good attendance and high levels of achievement is undeniable. Poor attendance and lateness may also be detrimental to the social adjustment and development of students. We are therefore fully committed to promoting school attendance by providing an environment and ethos where all students feel safe and can build positive relationships with their peers. We expect that in return parents/carers ensure that students attend school and are punctual. Underpinning this policy is the belief that promoting good attendance is the responsibility of staff, parents and carers and this must be evident in our interactions with students. We expect students to attend school every day and arrive on time.
Medical and Dental appointments
Parents and carers are requested wherever possible to try to arrange medical and dental appointments for outside of school hours using the new NHS out-of-hours evening and weekend GP appointment service and therefore, keep medical appointments in school time to an absolute minimum. If on the rare occasion a medical appointment during school time is unavoidable, then we would ask that your child attends school beforehand and/or returns to school immediately that same day following their appointment. The appointment card should be submitted to school as evidence. If a student is absent from school first thing in the morning or immediately after lunch then they cannot receive an attendance present mark for that session.
RVHS Term Dates 2023/24
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Autumn Term 2023 |
Monday 4th September 2023 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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Tuesday 5th September 2023 |
School open for Y7 pupils only |
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Wednesday 6th September 2023 |
School open for all pupils |
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Friday 20th October 2023 |
School closes for half term |
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Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October 2023: Half Term |
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Monday 30th October 2023 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Friday 1st December 2023 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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Thursday 21st December 2023 |
School closes for Christmas |
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Friday 22nd December 2023 |
INSET Day for Staff Disaggregated |
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Friday 22nd December 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024: Christmas Break |
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Spring Term 2024 |
Monday 8th January 2024 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Friday 9th February 2024 |
School closes for half term |
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Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February 2024: Half Term |
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Monday 19th February 2024 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Thursday 28th March 2024 |
School closes for Easter |
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Monday 1st April to Friday 12th April 2024: Easter Break (Good Friday 29th April, Easter Monday 1st April 2024) |
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Summer Term 2024 |
Monday 15th April 2024 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Monday 6th May 2024 Bank Holiday |
School closed for staff and pupils |
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Friday 24th May 2024 |
School closes for half term |
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Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May 2024: Half Term |
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Monday 3rd June 2024 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Friday 19th July 2024 |
School closes for summer |
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Monday 22nd July 2024 |
INSET Day for Staff Disaggregated |
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Tuesday 23rd July 2024 |
INSET Day for Staff Disaggregated |
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