If you wish your child/children to be absent from school for a holiday, then you will need to complete an Absence Application Form (which can be obtained from the School Office). This needs to be completed by parents/carers and passed back to the school.

Authorised absence is not automatic and it is at the Headteacher's discretion as to whether the leave of absence is authorised/unauthorised. Each individual case will be dependent upon merit, existing absence and attendance.

Except in very rare cases, the school will not agree to leave of more them ten school days in any school year.

If leave is taken without prior permission being sought or agreed, or if more than ten days leave is taken, these days will be recorded as unauthorised absence (effectively truancy). The school has the right to involve the Education Welfare Officer if the pupil is of statutory school age, since the law has been flouted.

If a pupil is taken abroad to visit family and a date of return is not specified, the school will remove the pupil from roll immediately on departure. Re-enrolment will not be automatic, since the parent has effectively removed the pupil from the school for no good reason.

Yours sincerely

I.R. Wright

[Headteacher]