Procedures for notifying us of your child’s absence from school:

• Absence can only be authorised for a few reasons, such as to attend a medical appointment which cannot be made outside of school hours. In the case of illness, you can email or telephone the school office to let us know that your child will not be attending.
• If your child will have a planned absence from school, please complete an Absence Request form before they are due to be off school. Absence Request Forms should be sent as soon as you become aware of the need to be absent - ideally at least 2 weeks in advance, but we know that you may not get as much notice for some hospital appointments.
• When returning to school after an appointment we ask that you accompany your child to the school office.
• If a child needs to leave early for an appointment please collect them from the school office, as no child will be able to leave the premises without being accompanied by an adult.
• If we have no notification of a child being absent and in the unlikely event that they have not arrived at school once the register has been taken, we will then telephone the parents or emergency contact. If we are unable to make contact we will have no alternative but to immediately inform the authorities. This is for everyone’s safety.

Absence Request Form - Absence Request Form – Fill in form

Is my child too ill for school?

Is my child too ill for school? - NHS

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