Absence Line: 01394 382516 #1
This is a 24-hour answerphone line and is checked every morning at the beginning of the school day.
Arbor Reporting
Please see this guide on how to easily report same-day absences via the Arbor Parent Portal.
Medical appointments
Please report these to the school office via email, providing supporting documents so the absence can be correctly recorded.
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Advanced Notice of Absence
If you know your child will be away from school for any other reason, please complete an absence request form and return it to the school office
Injury & Illness at School and Home
Keeping children safe and healthy is an important part of the school-home partnership.
On this page, we outline guidance and procedures should your child become ill or injured.
You may find this poster from the UK Health Security Agency a helpful guide:
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Should your child need special medication to be kept permanently in school, i.e. inhalers or Epi Pens (Emergency adrenaline auto injectors – AAIs) we require an Individual Care Plan issued by the prescribing person, e.g. doctor, hospital, etc. This is on the advice of the School Nursing Team. Our Asthma Policy can be viewed on our Policies page.
The following forms must be returned by the first day back in September each academic year. Families must ensure that any medications in date and clearly labelled with the child’s name, and in their original packaging.
Should your child need special medication to be kept permanently in school, i.e. inhalers or Epi Pens (Emergency adrenaline auto injectors – AAIs) we require an Individual Care Plan issued by the prescribing person, e.g. doctor, hospital, etc. This is on the advice of the School Nursing Team.
If your child needs to take medication during the school day, we are only able to administer this in exceptional circumstances (i.e. antibiotics that need to be taken four times a day). You will need to complete the Medication Consent Form below with details of the medication required; this should be handed to the office.