Time and Attendance monitoring systems help reduce pupils’ truancy from schools

More children than ever are missing school. But there is a way of helping combat truancy by installing effective Time and Attendance systems, which does the job of monitoring pupils, in our schools. Smart Card and Biometric Time and Attendance and Security Systems are fast, accurate and easy-to-use – which is very important as hundreds of schoolchildren can be passing through the school gates at any one time. The systems are also suitable for all sizes of school.

Around 67,000 school pupils are skipping lessons every day, according to the latest government statistics published. The rise in truancy, that is to say absences unauthorised by teachers, is up four per cent compared to the previous year. This increase is partly because headteachers are taking a tougher line on parents who take their children out of school for things like holidays in term time, trips to the dentist, or even shopping trips.

The large colour display on Tensor’s T32xx clocking station makes it simple and easy for pupils to confirm their clocking in and out of school.

Another good feature is that the system is very adaptable. Hardware links can connect to a fire alarm panel to produce an automatic Fire Roll Call report. This adaptability has already led to schools (for example, Holywell Middle School, which is near Cranfield in Bedfordshire) favouring products like these around the country.