Code for absence child with permanence license

the head is incredibly legalistic though.

It’s the government putting pressure on local authorities’ education welfare services, who in turn pass that pressure on to schools.

I manage attendance in a small primary and we are currently under scrutiny because our persistent attendance is so high. If we don’t show what we’re doing to improve it, we could have Ofsted back in.

Just to let you know how the process works.

Cant see why they won't authorise tbh. Doesn't impact on their attendance figures and it's a bit of kudos for the school.

They can - it's a bit nail biting sending the request in and then waiting as it's often last minute.

I think it's unlikely - maybe if poor attendance or performance?

Yeah the school authorise it and it goes down as a code (no idea which one , don't care). The absence stuff on www.gov.uk mentions child performers specifically as authorised.

Never had it refused but I do worry!

Assuming it's approved, it would be 'P', probably. That's what is used for sports participation.

How old is DD?

The school has to write a letter to agree to the absence before the license is granted. It will then go down as an authorised absence.

There are strict rules about how much performing under 16s can do within any school year, so assuming that DD has not done this before there shouldn't be an issue. It depends on what year she's in - obviously if she's Year 11 and the performance is during GCSEs it's unlikely to be allowed.