Absence Procedures

There are only two ways of reporting your child’s absence:

1. Via the attendance email which is attendance@redhill.bromley.sch.uk or
2. Voicemail message via the school switchboard. Tel. 020 8467 6933, pressing 1 for absence reporting.

Parents are required to notify the school of their child’s absence using either of the above two reporting methods by 9am on EACH day of absence. Emails to the school office and telephone calls to the main switchboard will not be monitored with regards to absences after this time.

Should we not receive communication from you by 9.30am, then a message will be sent to notify parents that their child has not registered in school. In this event, your child’s absence will be recorded as ‘unauthorised’ on their attendance record.

Voicemail Messages

Please ensure you confirm:

• Your child’s full name
• Class
• Exact details of all symptoms, for example sore throat and high temperature.

Please be specific to help us monitor the symptoms/germs around school more efficiently so we can best update parents of any problems. If your child does have minor symptoms for example, sniffles, feeling fatigued, they are expected to attend school. We will of course monitor them, and contact you should we feel the need to.

Late Attendance

Parents must make every effort to have their children in school at the correct time to ensure they do not miss vital parts of their education. All late arrivals are monitored closely by the school and our Educational Welfare Officer and contact will be made should we be concerned about your child’s punctuality. If your child is late, you will need to accompany them to the school office to sign them in.

Absence for Medical or other Appointments (For example, dentist/doctor/consultant/school test, etc)

As far as possible, we ask parents to arrange medical appointments outside of the school day to avoid disruption to children’s learning. In the event your child has an appointment, please email the office (attendance@redhill.bromley.sch.uk) attaching a copy of the appointment letter, appointment card or a picture of a confirmation text message. This information is required to evidence the appointment/session of absence.

Term Time Leave Request

In accordance with the school’s Attendance Policy (available on the school website), requests must be made by via the ‘Term Time Leave Request form’ which can be collected form the school office. Please allow at least two weeks for this request to be considered. You will receive communication on the school’s decisions as to whether your request has been authorised or not.

Thank you in advance for your support with this.