Absences

If your child is unable to attend school, we ask parents to ring the office  before 9.15 a.m. on the first day of absence and then for a letter to be written to explain the absence on return. To ensure your child’s safety, a member of staff will ring home if no call has been made, by 9.15 am.

Absences may be authorized for sickness or any unavoidable cause, religious observance, or where the L.E.A. has failed to provide transport. Absences may also be authorized for other reasons – please contact the Head teacher, but the decision to permit authorized absence is not made lightly In line with the other Hadleigh schools, the principles for absence are as follows:

• If parents are unable to take a holiday at any other time (e.g. agricultural workers, or where a parent has just returned from a long period of absence from the family).
• Absence will not be granted simply because holidays are cheaper or because it is more convenient.
• Absence will only be granted for a family’s main holiday – not for a second holiday in the year.
• Children attending school will be expected to take part in P.E., games and swimming unless this is against the advice of a Doctor.