Holidays in term time
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The Government strongly urges parents/carers to avoid taking their children out of school for family holidays as this will disrupt their education.
Whilst we understand the difficulties parents/carers may have in organising holidays during the school holidays and the benefits to be had from cheaper term-time holidays, this type of absence is detrimental to a child’s education:
lessons and enrichment activities are missed,
continuity of project work is lost,
the class is disrupted and other children may suffer as a result of teachers having to go over work again for the benefit of absent students,
teachers cannot be expected to offer additional opportunities for catch-up work or extra tuition on a child’s return from holiday.
continuity of project work is lost,
the class is disrupted and other children may suffer as a result of teachers having to go over work again for the benefit of absent students,
teachers cannot be expected to offer additional opportunities for catch-up work or extra tuition on a child’s return from holiday.
There is a common misconception that any child is allowed to take 10 days’ holiday per year. This is not true. Parents are entitled to request leave of absence from the Academy. The Principal of the Academy has the discretion to allow up to 10 days in any academic year for the purpose of a family holiday only where there are special circumstances.
Other factors will be taken into account, such as:
the time of year the child will be absent (no requests will be granted at the start of a new academic year, during exam time), or for any student in Y11
the attendance record of the student
the number of previous requests for family holidays
the attendance record of the student
the number of previous requests for family holidays
Any request should be made well in advance and in writing. We will consider all requests individually, although family holidays will only be authorised in the most exceptional circumstances.
Where a parental request has been refused, and parents continue to take their child out of school, this absence will be recorded as unauthorised. We reserve the right to apply to the Local Authority to issue a Fixed Penalty Notice under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003. This is a fine of £50 per parent for each child if paid within 28 days, rising to £100 per parent for each child if paid between 28 and 42 days. Failure to pay can result in prosecution in the Magistrates Court.
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