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Secondary school and taking leave during term time

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sleepwouldbenice · 07/11/2012 00:58

Hello all

my DD is in year 6. We usually take about 5-6 days (authorised) absence during term time. Something like a couple of weekends with the fri or monday (centre parks or recently a weekend away for my mums 70th) and perhaps a couple of days if going away over half term and flight times dont fit

I notice the wording around the secondary school policies is stricter than for her current primary (where they authorise leave if it doesnt clash with SATs or is excessive) and wondered if there was a "norm" to whats agreed and whats not and if schools usually authorise leave even though they say they dont

Thanks very much

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happyoverhere · 07/11/2012 06:55

Norm here is NO absence too, fines and harsh letters home and/or phone calls from school follow if you are absent.

mummytime · 07/11/2012 06:06

The norm is NO absence in term-time. If they do, the children should get work set by all their teachers.
My DD missed a week before 1/2 term on a French exchange trip organised by school, even with this she does have a lot of work to make up.

sashh · 07/11/2012 02:16

It depends on the attendance of your chald and others' children.

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