Teachers, absence from school request, is this OK

[julienetmum]

Dear Mrs XXXXXXXX

I am writing to inform you that XXXXX will be absent from school on either Thursday 20th or Friday 21st April to take her LAMDA exam in the Speaking of Verse & Prose. As the nearest public examination centre is in Manchester, it will require a whole day due to the travelling.

I have requested that her exam take place on the Thursday. However LAMDA do not guarantee any such requests and I will not find out the exact date and time until approximately 10 days beforehand. I will let you know the exact date as soon as I have it.


Or should I wait until I have the actual exam date, 10 days before.

[clairemow]

It looks fine to me (ex-teacher). You could leave it a bit, as I wouldn't expect the teacher to remember 6 or 7 weeks in advance.

What would happen if you just took her and then wrote a letter explaining her absence the day before? Or is that not allowed any more?

Good luck XXXXX!

[Ceolas]

I would wait until you have the slot confirmed.

10 days is ample notice.

[mitbap]

Doesn't the school have an absence request form that needs to be filled in and signed as approved by the head? SO you can't really do it until you know the exact date.

[bundle]

i would put

I am writing to request that XXXXX can be absent from school on either Thursday 20th or Friday ....


rather than inform, it's just more polite

[Ceolas]

But I don't think she's asking permission. She is informing them that her DD will be absent.

[Bozza]

But she does use the word request in the title....

[Ceolas]

Yes I see she does. Well if you request, what if they say no?

[bundle]

the thread title says request, yes, but the teacher can't actually see this thread

if she's just informing them, then it'll count as an unauthorised absence.

[Bozza]

That's what I meant bundle. She says in the title she is going to request absence and then just informs them in the letter.

[roisin]

I would send it now: give them as much notice as possible.

[julienetmum]

I did think of putting request but then I thought no, if for any reason they said no (unlikely) then I would take dd out anyway and not be a very happy bunny.

Can't see it being refused, they generally bend over backwards to accomodate parents.

[loopybear]

Just fill in an absense request form when you have the date.

[julienetmum]

I'm not sure if they have an actual form, I think somewhere I read that you have to put something in writing.

[hana]

its all fine! when I used to get letters like this I used to just glance at it and make a note in the register.