Leave of Absence

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Requesting a Leave of Absence: 

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These forms should ideally be completed 2 weeks in advance (or as early as possible). Students will need to collect a ‘Leave of Absence form’ from the attendance office (1N22), they will then need to get a sign off from their teachers and their parent/ carer before handing the form back into the attendance office, where the final sign of will be made by a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

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Examples of unauthorised absences are holidays, minor illness (such as headache, stomach-ache etc), driving lessons, part time work, visiting family members, birthdays and part-time job interviews.

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Examples of authorised absences are unavoidable medical appointments that can’t be made outside of allocated timetabled lessons, more significant illness, University/ Apprenticeship Interviews and practical driving tests. (You will have to provide evidence for each of these).

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The following absences may be authorised at the discretion of the Senior Leadership Team:

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University Open Days, Work Experience outside of the college allocated week, volunteering and driving theory tests. (You will have to provide evidence of each of these).