Please see letter sent to all parents and guardians regarding the introduction of the IRIS Absence Call System.

This system is designed to be an efficient and cost-effective tool to help reduce unauthorised absences and improve punctuality across the school.
Each day at approximately 9:45 a.m., an automated message will be sent to the parent or guardian of any child who has been marked absent. If you have already contacted the school and provided a reason for your child’s absence before this time, you will not receive the IRIS Absence message.

This system will help reduce time-consuming phone calls between school and home regarding unauthorised absences and will ensure that you are alerted promptly if your child is absent without explanation. Once the message is sent by our administration staff, you will receive a notification stating that your child has been marked absent on the register. You will then have the opportunity to reply to the message with the reason for their absence. This information will be recorded on SIMS, ensuring accurate coding of attendance.

Benefits of IRIS Absence Call:

• Better Outcomes: Reduce unauthorised absence, truancy, and improve punctuality.

• Improve Engagement: Strengthen home-to-school partnerships with a system that suits busy and hard-to- reach parents.

• Ongoing Support: Enable early interventions for persistently absent pupils to support learning.

• Save Time: Reduce administrative workload and empower staff with dynamic reporting and data.

• Save Money: A cost-efficient platform designed with busy schools in mind.

We believe this system will enhance communication between school and home and support our shared goal of improving attendance and punctuality.
If you have any questions regarding IRIS Absence Call, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.