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Reporting Absence

If your child is absent it is your responsibility to notify the school ADMINISTRATION OFFICE on the MORNING of the day of absence.

There are a couple of ways in which you can notify the administration team of your child’s absence.

Please note: you do not need to speak to a member of the administration team to report your child’s absence.

1. Leave a voicemail by calling the school on 020 8980 1503 and select option 1 and walt for the beep after the message. You will then be asked to leave a voicemail.

Please clearly state:

  • Child’s full name
  • Child’s class
  • Reason for absence

OR

2. Email the school on Info@oldfordacademy.org and please put ABSENCE REPORT in the subject line and then state:

  • Child’s full name
  • Child’s class
  • Reason for absence

If you do not report your child’s absence they will have an unauthorised absence mark.

Please be reminded that three days of unauthorised absences will result in a penalty notice referral to the local authority and may lead to a £80 fine per child, per parent.

You can find your child’s attendance on the My Child at School (MCAS) app.

Illness

The Department for Education (DfE) has provided school leaders with a clinical and public health perspective on mild illnesses and school attendance.

There is wide agreement among health professionals and educational professionals that school attendance is vital to the life chances of children and young people. Being in school improves health, wellbeing and socialisation throughout the life course. The greatest benefits come from children and young people attending school regularly.

It is usually appropriate for parents and carers to send their children to school with mild respiratory illnesses. This would include general cold symptoms: a minor cough, runny nose or sore throat. However, children should not be sent to school if they have a temperature of 38°C or above. We encourage you to look at the NHS guide ‘Is my child too ill for school?’ which gives you further advice and support around a number of common mild illnesses and ailments.