The importance of arriving at school on time

• Arriving late at school may be embarrassing for your child
  
• It may disrupt the class if your child arrives late 
  
• Your child may miss something important such as lesson plans or instructions on how to complete a piece of work 
  
• If your child is to form friendship groups, social interaction with peers before school is important 
  
• Punctuality shows reliability and is a valuable attribute for future working life
  
• Your child will get their registration mark
  
  

It is important to know what time the registers close at your child's school. This will be outlined in the school's attendance policy. If your child arrives after this time it is recorded as an unauthorised late arrival.

Future employers, universities and colleges look for reliability. A good record of attendance and punctuality is an indication of this and they may request to see it.