Holidays during term time
The school is not likely to grant leaves of absence for the purpose of family holidays
Important changes to Education-related Penalty Notices
The Government, School and the Local Authorities Pupil Welfare Service are working together to improve attendance. Parents and Carers must also work together with schools to promote high attendance.
The Department for Education has recently announced national changes to penalty notices issued for unauthorised absence in term time. Theses changes came into effect on 19th August 2024.
The changes to be aware of are:
- Penalty notices issued for offences that take place after 19 August 2024 will be charged at a new rate of £160 per parent per child. This can be paid at £80 if paid within 21 days.
- Any second penalty notice issued to the same parent for the same child within a rolling 3 year period will be issued at the rate of £160 to be paid within 28days with no option for a discounted rate.
- The threshold at which a penalty must be considered is set at 10 sessions (equivalent to 5 days) of unauthorised absence.
- A maximum of 2 penalty notices may be issued for the same child within a rolling 3 year period, so the 3rd (or subsequent) offence (s) another course of action with need to be considered (such as prosecution).