Absence

It is vital that students attend school regularly and on time to get the best out of their education and their lives after Carew.

Government legislation requires all schools to report both authorised and unauthorised absences to the Governing body and the Department for Education.

Authorised absences include illness, hospital/treatment appointments which cannot be made outside the school day, assessments, visits or interviews to other educational establishments. Holidays should not be taken in term time. Holiday requests need to be completed in writing and sent to the Headteacher for approval.

When your child is ill you must notify the school, on the first day of absence, before 9.30am, and your school transport company. Please keep us informed on a daily basis. If your child is absent for any length of time, please communicate reasons to the school.

Form tutors should be notified in writing of any absences known in advance, such as hospital appointments and treatments. This enables the school to be organised efficiently, especially when other departments and staff are involved such as occupational therapy, speech and language therapy or visiting professionals.

It is also important that the school always have up to date emergency contact numbers. We ask parents/carers, if possible, to please provide more than one number and/or contact, to ensure that contact can be made.

The school works closely with The Cognus Attendance Support Team who oversee attendance across the borough. A half termly report is produced by our Attendance Officer and discussed with the Education Welfare Officer from this team, with a particular emphasis on extended or regular non-attendance.

Please see our Attendance Policy here:

Attendance Policy