For those who are new to school or may be unfamiliar with the routine when you are picking your child up before the end of the day – perhaps for an appointment please come to the office and sign your child out.  Office staff will then go and collect your child, this ensures minimal disruption for the class.  Also in regards to absences, classroom rolls are legal requirements and staff need to follow strict guidelines with these.  If your child is away a note to the class teacher OR an email to your class teacher or office OR a phone call may be made to the school that tells of your child’s absence.  SZapp also has a great tool where you can fill in an absence note. Please make sure that it contains the date your child was away and the reason why they are away.  If communication is not received within 7 school days your child’s absence will be marked as unexplained.  For those children who are away from school for regular medical appointments or therapist sessions, if you can please contact your child’s teacher with a timetable or schedule of the visits that will happen and how often your child receives such therapy.  Whilst we understand that absences are sometimes unavoidable we ask that you be mindful of how much time your child is away from school and the direct impact that this has on their learning.