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 2024/25
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Autumn Term 2024 |
Monday 2nd September 2024 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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Tuesday 3rd September 2024 |
School open for Y7 pupils only |
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Wednesday 4th September 2024 |
School open for all pupils |
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Tuesday 15th October 2024 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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Friday 18th October 2024 |
School closes for half term |
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Monday 21st October to Friday 25th October 2024: Half Term |
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Monday 28th October 2024 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Friday 29th November 2024 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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Thursday 19th December 2024 |
School closes for Christmas |
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Thursday 19th December 2024 to Monday 6th January 2025: |
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Spring Term 2025
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Thursday 2nd January 2025 |
INSET Day for Staff Disaggregated |
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Friday 3rd January 2025 |
INSET Day for Staff Disaggregated |
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Monday 6th January 2025 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Thursday 13th February 2025 |
School closes for half term |
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Friday 14th February 2025 |
INSET Day for Staff |
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Monday 17th February to Friday 21st February 2025: Half Term |
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Monday 24th February 2025 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Friday 11th April 2025 |
School closes for Easter |
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Monday 14th April to Friday 28th April 2025: Easter Break (Good Friday 18th April, Easter Monday 21st April 2025) |
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Summer Term 2025 |
Monday 28th April 2025 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Monday 5th May 2025 Bank Holiday |
School closed for staff and pupils |
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Friday 23rd May 2025 |
School closes for half term |
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Monday 26th May to Friday 30th May 2025: Half Term |
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Monday 2nd June 2025 |
School opens for staff and pupils |
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Friday 18th July 2025 |
School closes for summer |
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