Regular attendance is critical in ensuring pupils make good progress in all their subjects each year.
If your child is ill and unable to attend school, it is the responsibility of the parent or carer to inform the school office by telephone or Class Charts prior to 8:45am on the first day of absence, and any subsequent days. Please be aware that your child’s absence will be marked as ‘unauthorised’ on the fourth day of absence if we do not receive medical evidence. This may, but is not exhaustive, take the form of: a Doctor’s note, prescription, proof of a Doctor’s appointment text or log of a 111 call. If a pupil is ill for more than three days, there is an expectation from the Local Authority that parents and carers will seek medical support.
Woldgate School also operates a 24 hour answer phone service (01759 302395). Our Attendance Officer and Wellbeing and Attendance Co-Ordinator work with parents, carers and external agencies to ensure a high level of attendance.
Medical Issues
If your child is ill, please do not send him or her to school. If your child becomes ill during the school day, they should inform their teacher who will ensure that they receive appropriate care and that parents are contacted. Some pupils require medicines to be given during the school day. If possible, please give your child any required medicine before school, after school and at bedtime. If your child does need to take medicine during the school day, please inform the school office and hand in any medicine to the School Reception for safekeeping.
If your child feels unwell at school during the day
Pupils must inform a member of staff if they are feeling unwell in school. Staff know our pupils, and will make a professional judgement as to whether further support is required – we have many experienced First Aid trained staff on site, particularly amongst the Care & Achievement Team, to support pupils in such circumstances. If staff judge that a pupil needs to be collected (for example they have been physically sick or sustained an injury), a member of staff will make contact with parents or carers and ask them to collect the pupil. We also maintain records of when pupils are ill and receive First Aid, so it is essential that we are informed by the pupil.
If any parents or carers are contacted by their children in school saying that they are ill or asking to be picked up, please contact the school office on 01759 302395. We will then get a member of staff to check on your child and report back to you.
For safeguarding and wellbeing reasons, and like almost all schools, pupils are not permitted to use mobile phones on our school site. We therefore ask for your support in ensuring that pupils do not make direct contact with you during the school day, but instead inform a member of staff if they are feeling unwell who will make contact if required.