There is no general right to authorised absence for a family holiday. If you take your child out of school without permission the absence will be unauthorised; you may be issued a Penalty Notice, and the Local Authority may consider legal action. Schools are only able to authorise absence from school in exceptional circumstances. In making a request for an authorised absence from school, you will need to explain why the circumstances are exceptional. If you remove your child for an unauthorised period and it is the belief of the school and Local Authority that you have done this in a way as to avoid being issued a Penalty Notice, the Local Authority reserves the right to authorise the issuing of a Penalty Notice before the national threshold is met. You are advised not to make any arrangements until your request has been considered.
To the headteacher, I wish to apply for
I am the parent/carer with whom the pupil normally resides. The information I have given on this form is correct.
Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 have been amended (as of 1 September 2013) to prohibit the proprietor (headteacher) of a maintained school granting leave of absence to a pupil except where an application has been made in advance and the proprietor considers that there are exceptional circumstances relating to the application.
FOR SCHOOL USE ONLY
Request approved for _____ number of days A personal discussion with you is requested. Please contact the school office to arrange.Request not approved as the circumstances are not considered to constitute an exceptional reason and/or the impact of this absence will affect your child’s educational progress.PLEASE NOTE: This leave of absence form serves as a Warning to parent/carer. Any unauthorised absence during this period may be subject to a Penalty Notice OR may result in a prosecution if two previous penalty notices have been issued in a rolling three-year periodA Penalty Notice may be issued per parent/carer, per child (i.e. if two parents have two children this may result in four Penalty Notices – two Penalty Notices per parent).Mrs Hallett, HeadteacherDate: _____________________Current attendance rate: _________Code for Arbor: _______
