Suggested Letter To Parents

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APPENDIX D
Suggested letter to parents
Dear Parent
As you know, pupils of school age must, by law, attend school regularly. If your child is to
be away from school, you need to ask us to approve the absence, which we will do when
there is good reason. You cannot yourself authorise a child's absence.
Please do not ask for leave for a family holiday in term time if you can avoid this. If you do
have to ask for permission to take your child out of school for a holiday:
Try not to ask for absence when your child is preparing for or taking
examinations and important tests (your class teacher can give you advice on
this); and
Give us at least two weeks notice that your child is going to be away.
Schools do not have to agree to absence for a holiday, although we have the power do so.
But we cannot legally authorise more than ten school days absence in a school year
unless there are exceptional circumstances.
SAMPLE
We will consider every request or leave for a holiday individually. The most important
consideration is the effect an absence would have on your child's education. If your trip is
a long one, a teacher may set work for your child to do while away.
If we do agree to a holiday in term time, it is very important that your child comes back to
school promptly. Where a pupil fails to return within ten school days of the agreed return
date, and there is no good reason for this such as illness, we may remove your child's
name from the school roll. This means your child would no longer have a place at this
school.
A pupil's absence during term time can seriously disrupt their continuity of learning. Not
only do they miss the teaching provided on the days they are away, they are also less
prepared for the lessons building on that after their return. There is a consequent risk of
underachievement which we, and you, must seek to avoid.
(signed)
(Headteacher)

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