Bradford Attendance Charter

Bradford Attendance Charter

 

Welcome to the Bradford Attendance Charter Webpage!

You will find everything you need to know about the charter here, together with downloadable resources to help publicise the charter within your school or organisation.

Brief Background:

The Attendance Charter was launched at LIFEChurch on Thursday 7th December, and despite the appaling weather conditions, over 300 people attending either the morning or afternoon session.

The charter is sponsored by Bradford Education Priority Investment Area, a group made up of senior leaders from the Department for Education, Bradford Council, Bradford Schools and Multi-Academy Trusts. 

We had some great help from guest speakers, who came to promote the Bradford Attendance Charter and the importance placed on working together, consistency, putting children at the centre, and that Attendance Is Everyone's Business!

The speakers included:

Marium Haque (Director of Children's Services) and Sue Lowndes (Assistant Director - Schools) from Bradford Council

Duncan Jacques (Chair - Priority Education Investment Area and CEO) - Exceed Academies Trust)

Tim Phillips (Deputy Headteacher and Attendance Lead) - Bowling Park Primary School)

Andy Barnett (Head of Secondary) and Sam Sheedy (Principal - Hanson Academy) - Delta Academies Trust

Jane Dark (Head - Victoria Primary School) and Suzanne Carter (Eastwood Primary School) - Keighley Schools Together

Laura Thompson (Delivery Team Lead for West Yorkshire) - Department for Education

Their slides are available for download by clicking on the relevant picture below:

    

The Attendance Charter - Schools

Three versions of an attendance charter poster have been produced for prominent display in schools, these are available for download by clicking on the relevant picture below:

  

We have also produced a more detailed version of the attendance charter to include in school attendance policies, issued to staff and parents etc, which can also be downloaded by clicking on the picture below.

The Attendance Charter - Multi-Agency Version

As mentioned previously, attendance is everyone's business, and no one person or team or school can improve attendance on their own.  This multi-agency version helps align teams with the schools attendance charter, helping to ensure a consistent approach in tackling poor attendance across Bradford.  Agencies and teams can download a version by clicking on the image below:

The Charter looks great, what next?

The following 130 schools have already signed up to share their commitment to the Attendance Charter, and the numbers are growing every week. 

Addingham Primary School Clayton Village Primary School Hill Top C of E Primary School Riddlesdown St Marys CE Primary School
All Saints Primary School Co-op Academy Delius Hollingwood Primary School Saltaire Primary School
Appleton Academy Co-op Academy Grange Holybrook Primary School Sandal Primary School
Atlas Community Primary School Co-op Academy Penny Oaks Home Farm Primary School Shibden Head Primary Academy
Baildon Church of England Primary School Co-op Academy Southfield Horton Grange Primary Academy Shipley C of E School
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Copthorne Primary Academy Horton Park Primary Academy Southmere Primary Academy
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School Cottingley Village Primary School Idle C.E. (A) Primary School St Bedes and St Josephs Catholic College
Beckfoot Heaton Primary School
 Crossflatts Primary School Ingrow Primary School St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Beckfoot Nessfield Primary School 
 Crossley Hall Primary School Iqra Academy St Columbas Catholic Primary School
Beckfoot Oakbank Cullingworth Village Keighley St Andrew's Primary School St Francis Catholic Primary School
Beckfoot Phoenix Denholme Primary School Laisterdyke Leadership Academy St John's C E Primary School
Beckfoot Thornton Dixons City Academy Lapage Primary School St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Bradford)
Beechcliffe School Thackley Dixons Cottingley Laycock Primary School St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Keighley)
Belle Vue Girls Academy Dixons Kings Academy Lees Primary School St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Ben Rhydding Primary School Dixons Manningham Primary  Lidget Green Primary School St Oswalds Primary School
Bingley Grammar School Dixons Marchbank Academy Long Lee Primary School St Pauls CE Primary School
Bowling Park Primary School Dixons Music Primary Low Ash Primary School St Phillips C of E Primary School
Brackenhill Primary Dixons Trinity Academy Lower Fields Primary School St Stephens C of E Primary School
Bradford Academy
 Eastburn Primary School Marshfield Primary School St Williams Catholic Primary School
Bradford AP Academy East Morton CE Primary School Merlin Top Primary Academy Stocks Lane Primary School
Bradford Forster Academy Eastwood Community school Myrtle Park Primary School Swain House Primary School
Bradford Girls Grammar School Eden Boys' Leadership Academy Newby Primary The Academy At St. James
Bradford Girls Grammar School Eldwick Primary School Oakworth Primary School Titus Salt School
Burley & Woodhead CE Primary School Farfield Primary and Nursery School Oasis Academy Lister Park Trinity All Saints Primary School
Burley Oaks Primary School Farnham Primary School Oastlers School Wellington Primary School
Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College Feversham Girls' Academy Oldfields Primary School Westbourne Primary School
Carlton Academy Trust Feversham Primary Academy Our Lady and St Brendan's Primary School Westminster Primary Academy
Carlton Boiling Foxhill Primary School Park Aspire AP Whetley Academy
Carlton Mills Frizinghall Primary School Parkwood Primary School Wibsey Primary School
Carrwood Primary School Girlington Primary School Peel Park Primary Woodside Academy
Chellow Heights School Grove House Primary School Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy Worth Valley Primary School
Christ Church Academy Harden Primary Reevy Hill Primary Wycliffe CE Primary School
Clayton St. John C of E Primary School Haworth Primary School    
*List updated 06/03/2025

By signing up, we will also distribute an A3 version of the Attendance Charter Poster to you, together with a copy of the more detailed version for you to include with your school attendance policy.  You can sign up via this link:

Bradford Attendance Charter - Sign Up HERE!

 

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