Regents Review - Spring Edition 2025

The Regents Review Spring 2025

GENERAL NEWS Attendance Matters

At RPCC, we expect students to attend every lesson, every day. Good attendance is important because: • Statistics show a significant, direct link between under-achievement and absence below 95% (absence of 10 school days or 20 sessions). • Regular attenders make better progress, both socially and academically. • Regularly attenders find school routines enable them to build relationships, succeed and enjoy school life. • Regular attenders find learning more satisfying. • Regular attenders have greater success transferring from primary to secondary school and into further education and higher education, employment or training. Please visit www.regentsparkcollege.org.uk/ attendance , for all your attendance needs or queries. How Attendance Impacts Grades Here is an example of how poor attendance impacts grades for the same student (based upon real GCSE analysis):

Government Report The government have just released a research report on: “The Impact of School Absence on Lifetime Earnings” - https://tinyurl. com/397w69x2. This report clearly shows that if students are absent from school, they will be less well-off as adults. The key findings are as follows: For every 13 days of absence in total at secondary school (less than 3 days a year), a student will achieve 1 grade less. One day of absence at secondary school is associated with an approximate £750 loss in future earnings (2024 prices). Persistently absent students (10%+ absence), are 2.7 times more likely to be in receipt of benefits as adults. Severely absent pupils (50%+ absence) are 4.2 times more likely to be in receipt of benefits as adults. The likelihood of being in sustained employment for 12 months decreases by approximately 60% for students who are classified as persistently absent and approximately 75% for those who are classified as severely absent. Absence Band Average Earnings at age 28 (2024 prices) 0 - 1% £32,200 0 – 9.9% £29,800 10 - 100% Persistently Absent £19,500 50 – 100% Severely Absent £10,100

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