Absence

If your child is clearly unwell please keep him/her at home for at least 24 hours (48 hours if your child has been physically sick or suffering diarrhoea). This will help minimise the spread of infection. In the case of family illness or other circumstances, advising us by telephone or e-mail helps us accurately record authorised absences. Please note that the school and the LA’s Attendance Improvement Officer now have a statutory duty to follow up frequent absences or persistent lateness that may affect a child’s educational progress.

Parents should inform the school office by 8.50 a.m. if their child will not be at school.

Pupils are not allowed to take holidays or days off in term time, unless there is a special reason (e.g. attendance at a family wedding). If parents do wish to take their child out of school and believe that there is a special reason for doing so, they should request permission from the Headteacher well in advance.