My 4 yr old is in reception. He has had a recurring (now on 4th of 6) appointment on a Monday morning. I have made teacher aware of his absence in advance (by email) and after each appointment (by letter) and given her a brief synopsis of the problem (verbally) since she would presumably need to know if there is any impact on his school work.
This morning whilst at his appointment the school office called me to ask where he was and why I hadn't brought him into school. I explained he had a medical appointment and that his former teacher was aware. She said that I would need to prove where he was by proving a letter from the hospital so that 'we have it covered when the attendance is looked at by OFSTED' .
I feel that I have given them the information they require and am a bit peeved that the imminent OFSTED has led to them being obsessed with form filling rather than the wellbeing and education of my children.
So do I need to provide them with 'proof' and does the fact that my son doesn't even have to be in school (due to his age) impact on that at all?
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Do I need to prove where my 4 yr old has been if off for medical appointment?
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noseynoonoo · 28/01/2013 19:18
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