Unauthorised absences
Unacceptable Reasons for Absence
- Truancy (absence without knowledge of Parents/Carers)
- Minding the House
- Shopping/running errands e.g. buying new shoes clothes
- Looking after sick relatives
- Looking after brothers or sisters
- School clothing in the wash
- Oversleeping
- Head lice
- Birthday
- Parent’s illness
- Children in another school on an Inset Day
- Last day of term
- Child tells the parent/carer that they do not want to go to school
- Holiday: whole weeks and odd days
- Routine medical and dental appointments are discouraged in school time (school are happy to support parents if they are having difficulties obtaining appointments outside of school hours.)
- Translating for family member/ friend
- Any other reason that the head teacher deems unacceptable