Dilemma re permission for absence

[AlexTurnersmicropone]

I'm not a teacher, but I have a dilemma with regards to my 15 year old son (year 10). We booked to see his favourite band at a big arena this week, half term, for his birthday, excited for months, we get there, 10 mins before due to start it's cancelled due to sickness, our son was beyond gutted but took it in his stride, especially when they rescheduled almost straight away, but the rescheduled date is a school day/night, it would mean 2 days off school to travel, stay over and come home. He will be devastated if we don't go.

So, bearing mind his attendance rate is 100%, do I throw a sicky for him? or should I be honest upfront and ask his form teacher? and if they say no it will look really sus if we then throw a sicky? I realise this is pretty bad and I hate doing it, but what would you think?

We are on the very East Coast of Suffolk but its about 2.5 hours from here , duel carriageway and motorway all the way .

We called DP's DS (15) in sick for this recently. It was just the one day though. I would normally be relatively disapproving of such antics, but sometimes life is too short.

We all had a great time

you don't need permission for absence up to five days, there won't be a fine or anything. Take him, have fun.

sorry twilight3 you are wrong. the law has changed the 5 or 10 day rule has been done away with by gove. you need permission for any absence and in the words of the legislation if it is for a holiday (for this I read leisure) then it will be expected to be refused. just amazed that so many parents still don't know the massive law change Gove has bought in. Boy, some of you are going to have a shock come January when you start booking holidays with a few days in term time and find that there is now a £60 per parent per child per holiday or in some areas like mine per day fine!! I am with those saying be honest. tell the school what has happened and take the fine. the most it will be is £240 ( £60 per parent per child per day) but if its a £120 so what better than lying imo.

twilight how can you come on here and give advice that is plainly wrong?!! Where did you get your information from?

Is it the Artic Monkeys?
If so take all the time you need and enjoy.

I think 2 days is OTT.
Be up front with school - set of at lunch day one, and either drive back late that night, or early next morning, and take him back in mid morning / lunch time.

You didn't plan this.
I very much doubt he'll be able to keep quiet about it all.

Enjoy.

Tell the school the truth. They won't/can't authorise but aren't going to lock you up and throw away the key for an afternoon off. (Not sure you need longer!) Ask for work that will be missed. Don't lie.
(Teacher myself.)