Attending Sixth Form is a choice that you have made to further your education. The school day runs from 8.45am to 3.15pm and we ask all students to treat attendance at Sixth Form as you would in a full time job. In short, this means that you are expected to; be in school before registration, attend all of your lessons and use study periods appropriately.
Your Sixth Form agreement states that you will maintain 95% attendance or higher. As such, falling below this figure will result in interventions being put in place by your tutor and ultimately the Key Stage 5 team. Should concerns continue you will be placed on attendance concern as outlined below.
Lates
Students arriving late into school before the end of tutor time at 9.05am need to go straight to their tutor bases to sign in. Those arriving after 9.05am need to sign in at the main office. More than two late marks in a week will require you to make the time up after school on a Monday.
Absence
We have been reviewing our Sixth Form procedures and are bringing in a couple of changes in relation to absences and the way we receive requests for time off school.
Going forward, we must be informed about all Sixth Form absences by the parent/carer, rather than the student themselves. We feel confident that this will make the process a lot more streamlined and ensure you are kept completely in the loop about your child’s time off school.
The school website will be updated with an attendance section in due course, however, in the meantime, please see the information below -
Illness
Absences due to illness must be reported to the school by a parent/carer before 9am each day. If you will be keeping your child home for a couple of days due to infection control (i.e. D&V, chickenpox, etc), please let us know when you phone on the first day of absence so we can update the register.
Please note an absence email and text will be sent each day if we do not hear from you.
For prolonged absences due to illness, a medical letter is required.
Medical/dental appointments
Please inform the school in advance of medical or dental appointments wherever possible, or before 9am on the day of the appointment at the latest.
When your child arrives to school following an appointment, or leaves school early for an appointment, they must sign in/out at the school reception so the register and fire log can be updated.
Holiday/absence requests
All holiday/absence requests must be submitted in advance to qe2absences@sch.im
All requests will be dealt with by the Attendance Officer and Key Stage 5 Team and a response will be sent to you within a couple of days.
Please remember to include:
- Student’s full name
- School year & tutor group
- Dates of absence
- Total number of days requested
- Reason for absence (i.e. holiday, sporting event, family funeral, etc).
Please note we cannot authorise more than 10 days holiday in any one academic year.
Absence from school has a negative effect on children's learning and ability to achieve. Any student who misses school has to do extra work to catch up what they have missed. If your child goes on holiday during term time, they are absent from education.
Absences can quickly mount up, 10 days absence means 95% attendance, 19 days absence means 90% attendance and 29 days absence means 85% attendance in an academic year.
Driving lessons
All driving lessons should be booked before/after school or at weekends wherever possible. However, should your child require time off school each week to attend a driving lesson during R&R, please notify the school in advance via email qe2absences@sch.im. All requests will be dealt with by the Attendance Officer and Key Stage 5 Team. A response will be sent to you within a couple of days. Please note a new request will need to be submitted every Half Term.
Break and lunch
Sixth Form students are permitted to take their lunch off school site, however, they must sign out at reception when doing so.
Study leave
Study leave is granted for students in Y12 and 13 studying for external examinations in the form of a half day prior to the exam. This does not include mock examinations.
Y13 general study leave begins at the end of May and due to the nature of linear courses, there will be no general Y12 study leave.