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Exceptional school
attendance rewarded
A pupil who has never had a day off
from the day he started primary school to the day he finished his GCSEs was among
those being presented with a special award for exceptional attendance at
Liverpool Town Hall.
16 year old Shea McCarthy, who attended Cardinal Heenan Sports College and was
previously at St Margaret Mary's Infants and Junior in Knowsley, attended every
single lesson from reception through to year 11. That's around 2,300 days in School, totalling more than 13,000 hours. He is now at the City of Liverpool
College, on a joinery training course.
He was 1 of 32 pupils from 20 schools across Liverpool attending the Attendance
Awards, that on Wednesday, 2 November 2016. The remainder of those being presented with a
prize by the Lord Mayor have all completed either Primary or Secondary School
without a day off.
Organised by the Liverpool Families Programme, Liverpool Learning Partnership
and School Improvement Liverpool, the aim is to celebrate their dedication and
commitment.
Councillor Nick Small, Assistant Mayor and Cabinet member for education, said:-
"All the evidence that we have is that the better attendance that a pupil has,
the better their chances of getting good exam results and going on to have a
successful career.
We've been working hard with our schools to get the message across to parents
that every lesson counts for their children and we want to make sure we reward
those with exceptional levels of attendance.
We recognise that there will always be legitimate reasons for pupils to have
time off school, such as illness or Hospital appointments. However the students
and families we are highlighting have clearly gone above and beyond to make sure
they are in for every lesson.
Over the last year, we have seen an improvement in attendance across the City
thanks not just to the hard work of pupils, parents and teachers but also
organisations such as Liverpool mLearning Partnership and School Improvement
Liverpool in sharing best practice and working hard to spread the message about
the importance of being in School."
The schools involved in the Attendance Awards are:-
Secondary...
Cardinal Heenan, Calderstones, Archbishop Blanch, Gateacre,
Holly Lodge, Broadgreen, Alsop, Archbishop Beck, Notre Dame, Childwall,
Belvedere, SFX, Bellerive and St John Bosco.
Primary...
Emmaus, Pinehurst, Stockton Wood, Beacon, Northcote and St
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