If your 6 year old child had a drs appointment at 11am would you send them school for an hour and. A half ?

[Lardlizard]

Or not bother ? It’s not Covid related

Yes unless its a real drama to get them to and from school with commuting or anything I would send them to school first

If the child would get 1.5 hours in school I'd send them. School time is precious at the moment!

Ten minute walk, yes, thirty minute bus ride in the opposite direction to the GP, probably no.

Depends on logistics!

Yes and then take them back after so they have both morning and afternoon attendance marked as in.

It depends on the logistics and how easy it is to get them there, to the GP and back again?

I'm a 5 minute walk to school so that's easy. We've done the walk to school for 9am, in the back doors, sign out through reception and continue the walk down to the GP. If they're not in 9:00- 9:10 it's an absence on their record!

If timing is tight around lunchtime, I have kept them over lunch to sign back in for the 1pm session.

No, I'd just take them in after lunch for the afternoon.

Gp that is around the corner from the school yes, hospital or orphadontist no

No, is more disruptive all round. Would just take them straight after.

@LunaLoveFood

Yes and then take them back after so they have both morning and afternoon attendance marked as in.

not really!?

I’d ask the school of they’d allow the back and forth - they might prefer a late arrival in the current climate.

Yes probably as we live round the corner. School would wonder why they werent in otherwise!

It’s in walking distance

My 6yo had an appointment at 9.50am and I sent her in I dropped her off at wraparound at 7.30. Her dad collected her at 9.40am. The appointment was just at a local clinic. If it was at further away hospital I wouldn’t have for 9.50 but I would for 11am. I’m a teacher and I know that pupils will get their mark on the register if they’re there at register time, even if they leave after the register so it counts towards their overall attendance figure.

Yes Ds has lots of appointments and I always minimise the time off he has for them. Some have to be full day due to logistics but he has one at 11 next week so will be in school until 10.40 and then straight back afterwards

Yes I would if it's in walking distance, looks good to the school.

Well I expect school would like you to for the attendance mark.

Yes I would and did

I would, they usually do the most important stuff in the mornings so if there’s no need for it to be missed then it shouldn’t be.

Yes my kids have regular appointments and always go in before and after if it’s for an hour or more.

Yes I would, because that’s one important lesson in a sequence that they won’t miss out on.
Say maths is first and they’re learning about place value. If your child misses that lesson then they will struggle in the next lesson on the next day when the teacher says ‘so, you remember what we did yesterday? Well today we are moving on to the next stage...’

5-10 minute drive or walk, yes. That's an entire lesson they will miss otherwise

20-30 min drive or walk, no.

Yes.
Why ever not?
Unless bus rides etc.

Yes.