Holiday absence requests
The Governors of Bentley Heath School have agreed to follow the Local Authority guidelines on holiday absence and penalty notices:
- Parents cannot demand a leave of absence as an automatic right
- Parental requests must be in writing (link to form below)
- Forms must be handed in, giving at least two weeks notice
- All requests will be considered on their own merits
- Extended periods of absence will be granted only in exceptional circumstances
- The power to authorise a leave of absence belongs to the Headteacher
- Each application for holiday absence will be considered individually, and take into account factors such as the timing of the holiday, the pupil's attendance, and how much holiday leave has already been taken in the current academic year.
- The Headteacher has the discretion to grant up to ten days authorised absence for family holidays in a year, but holidays which have not been agreed in advance will be marked as unauthorised absence.
