If your child is unable to attend school or college due to illness, a medical appointment or for any other reason, please notify the school office by 8:45am.
This can be done either by sending an email to admin@knightsfield.herts.sch.uk, calling the School Office on 01707 376 874 or via the school mobile on WhatsApp / message on 07708 393864
If your child is unwell and you are unsure if they should attend school, please see the attached NHS guidance.
If you suspect your child has head lice please see the guidance below
Application For Term Time Absence
Helping Parents Understand Penalty Notice Fines For School Attendance
Due to Government and Local Authority legislation, Headteachers and schools are unable to authorise term time holidays.
If the number of unauthorised sessions reaches 10 (1 session is half day) or more within 10 school weeks, the local authority may issue you with a Penalty Notice. The Penalty Notice requires parents to pay a fine of £60 within 21 days. If this is not paid within the time limit, the penalty rises to £120 which must be paid within 28 days.
The law does not allow term time holidays to be authorised unless there are exceptional, unrepeatable circumstances.
Exceptional circumstances are defined as;
‘For service personnel and other employees prevented in taking holidays outside term-time if the holiday will have minimal disruption to the pupil’s education’; and when the family needs to spend more time together to support each other after a crisis’.
The Department for Education and Skills expects schools to actively discourage all holidays during term-time.
Section 7 Education Act 1996 places a duty on parents to ensure that their child of compulsory age attends school.
Term time holidays have a negative impact on friendships and learning. Please avoid taking your child out of school.
Knightsfield
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 7LW
01707 376874
admin@Knightsfield.herts.sch.uk
