Attendance and behaviour support for parents

Help and guidance for parents
Support for parents - Exclusions from school
Support for parents - Managed moves
Penalty notices for non-school attendance

Help and guidance for parents

You must ensure your child gets a full-time education that meets their needs.

You should notify your school if you change address, or your child may be recorded as missing from education.

We work with all local education providers to improve the attendance of children and young people.

Absence in term time

If your child is ill

You must contact the school on the first day of absence.

Holidays in term time

You must get permission from the headteacher if you want to take your child out of school during term time.

You can only do this if:

you make an application to the headteacher in advance (as a parent the child normally lives with)
there are exceptional circumstances

It’s up to the headteacher how many days your child can be away from school if leave is granted.

You can be fined for taking your child on holiday during term time without permission from the headteacher of the school.

Help with your child’s school attendance

If you are having problems getting your child to attend school, please contact the school or us.

Contact the Educational Inclusion and Partnership Team

If your child’s attendance doesn’t improve, the school can choose to draw up a parenting contract. If attendance remains unacceptably low the school will contact the Educational Inclusion and Partnership Team who have the power to prosecute parents for not ensuring that their children receive appropriate education at school.