Absence

LATE ARRIVAL 

Doors open at 8.50am for a 9.00am start. If for any reason your child is late to school, please report to the school office and sign your child in via inVentry (the screen on entrance to the main office). If you know in advance your child is going to be late for school, please send us a message via Arbor.

APPOINTMENTS 

It is expected that any medical appointments are booked during out of school hours. If this is not possible and your child will be arriving late to school or need to be picked up during the school day, please note the school office will ask to see proof of the appointment. This can be any paperwork relating to the appointment or digital text/email reminders. 

ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL

it is the parent's responsibility to inform the school if your child is going to be absent. Absences should be reported as soon as possible and by no later than 9.30am when registers close. You can do this by either telephoning the school office (ext 1 for absence line) and leaving a voicemail, emailing the school office at office@sbs.rochdale.sch.uk or texting via the gateway app. 

If you have not informed school of your child's absence by 9.30am, the school office will send a text message to investigate why your child is absent from school. If we do not receive a reply, we will try to contact you by telephone. and will contact any other adult identified on the school's systems. 

Until we are provided with a reason as to why your child is absent, it will be recorded as an unauthorised absence. If school is concerned over repeated absences, the Education Welfare Officer will be asked to call on you to offer help and advice. 

If your child is absent due to illness, please use the NHS infographic below to guide if you should bring your child into school.

HOLIDAYS AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Term dates can be found on the term dates of this web site. It is expected that your children will take holidays with their families during the times when the school is closed. The government regulations on taking children out of school during term time have altered radically and it would be advisable to read our Attendance Policy.