Absences
“Attendance is good” (Ofsted)
The Wavell School expects all students to attend daily. Student learning and progress is adversely affected by absence and therefore we follow up any non-attendance. Studies suggest that students whose attendance is below 90% achieve results that are a grade or more lower than students of equal ability with good attendance records.
Absence Procedure
Reporting an Absence Due to Illness If your child is unwell, please notify the school as soon as possible on the first day of absence using one of the following methods by 8.15am:
- Email: Send an email to attendance@wavell.hants.sch.uk
- Phone: Call the school 01252 341256 and select option 1 to leave a message regarding student absence, including the reason.
You must report your child's absence each day until they return to school.
SHOULD MY CHILD GO TO SCHOOL TODAY? - Advice from the NHS regarding illness and attending school.
SICKNESS
Please note that if your child has suffered from diarrhoea or vomiting they should not return to school until 48 hours after their last episode.
COVID
It is not recommended that children and young people are tested for COVID-19 unless directed to by a health professional. Students who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. They may come back to school when they no longer have a high temperature and are well enough to attend. If a student does have a positive COVID-19 test result they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days which is when they are most infectious. This starts from the day after they did the test. https://www.wavellschool.org.uk/COVID-19/
Reporting a Medical Appointment
We ask that where possible you do not book routine medical appointments during the school day. Where this is not possible, please ensure that your child attends school both before and /or after the appointment time as applicable.
If your child has an unavoidable medical appointment during school hours, please
- Email: Contact us via email with appointment details. If the appointment requires a full day's absence please complete an Application for Leave Form and email it to attendance@wavell.hants.sc.uk
Requesting Leave for Other Events
For any planned absence, you must complete an Application for Leave Form in advance.
Application for Leave in Exceptional Circumstances(Please complete, save and return via email)
Please note that holiday requests will only be approved under exceptional circumstances.
Holidays During Term Time
Headteachers are no longer able to authorise holiday requests. If your child has unauthorised absence you may be issued with a penalty notice and fine.
Information on Penalty Notices
In cases of exceptional circumstances leave may be applied for by emailing the form below to the School at least a week beforehand in order for us to assess the impact on their learning. (Please save the form after completing before attaching to an email)
Application for Leave in Exceptional Circumstances
Please complete, save and return via email. If you are unable to email the form please print off a copy and return to Student Reception
Where there is a prolonged period of absence due to ill health or injury, we will liaise closely with parents to provide an appropriate amount of work for each individual to help them not to fall too far behind. We also work closely with the Education Inclusions Service to support students whose absence for medical reasons is sustained over some time.
If your child fails to attend School regularly you may be issued with a penalty notice and fine.
