Can I take my daughter out of school to watch her sister play at the Royal Albert Hall

[Moodymmai1]

My eldest daughter is playing at the Youth Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London. I'm going and was going to go with my parents. Unfortunately they can't go now as my Dad is having an operation so they have two spare tickets. I can't find anyone to give them to, so I thought of taking my daughter, who is in Year 6. Would school authorise it? Should I take her anyway? What would you do?

Brilliant news

Brilliant !! Have a wonderful time

I wouldn't call in sick, I'd just write and say she'd be absent and give the reason.

Oh crossed posts! That's good

Our school wouldn’t authorise it, but i’d take her anyway. How amazing for your elder dd, how inspirational abd aspirational for your younger dd.

(As an aside, one if the people I work with was the mine suveyor that Tara Fitzgerald’s character in “Brassef Off” was based on. He’s 60ish now and still says that playing his cornet in the RAH was the best moment of his life).

Oh yes, and I wouldn’t call in sick. I’d say why your younger dd was missing school. In fact I’d be shouting it from the roof tops.

Our school might put as educated off site. I'd go anyway tbh, but write a nice note about how educational it was

I always take dd1 with us when her sister performs in a once-a-year musical theatre extravaganza in London - it's always on a Sunday night so we can't get home (300 miles away) for school on Monday.

It's an unauthorised absence but the school have never made a big deal out of it, as her attendance record is good.

Wow..what an amazing opportunity. Request permission and take her regardless. My DC were given authorised leave for my graduation.

They probably will say yes, we got permission for this 3 years ago for our younger daughter to watch her sister! My elder dd still reminisces about playing there. It's amazing, enjoy

These are usually one off performances a lot of schools do them and the singing one.
Yes, I'd take mine out for the concert, unless it was one of the main children's orchs that play there often, in which case a weekend would be better.

Rtft the school authorised it!

My DD is playing there on Wednesday for the same reason. I’m not taking her siblings but that’s been mostly due to the cost of the seats!

Well done that Headteacher!

My dd was singing in a big comp in Birmingham ( we are in Yorkshire) and ds’s Head authorised it, which to be honest I didn’t expect.
He had to come as we both wanted to watch and there was nobody else to pick DS up from school etc so he wouid have come anyway but it was nice of her to authorise it anyway.

That’s great news OP. Have a wonderful time, and well done to your musician DD!

DS2’s headteacher authorised him attending DS1’s sports day last summer. (Not as mundane as it sounds - DS1 attends a school for pupils with complex special needs so their sports day really is something impressive.) Lovely that HTs can authorise occasionally for important family reasons!

Well done OP! It's scandalous that parents are now in fear of fines and worried about asking permission for activities like this. Power in the wrong hands.