Information For Parents
Please find below a few general notes to help you whilst your child is at our school.
PUPIL ABSENCE
If your child is absent due to illness or an appointment please contact the school office on 01709 813386 giving the time and date of the illness/absence and if possible an indication of the time and date of return. If your child has sickness or diarrhoea which you consider to be an infection (not connected with a medical condition) then please ensure that your child is absent for 48 hours after the last occurrence of the illness, this will protect the more vulnerable pupils and reduce the spread of any infection. You may also need to cancel the home to school transport for your child.
If so please inform RMBC Transport section on 01709 334324
In the Education (Student Registration) Regulations 2006, Regulation 7 (paragraphs 3 & 4) states:
“A student may be granted leave of absence from the school to enable him/her to go away on holiday where an application has been made in advance by a parent with whom the student normally resides AND the Head Teacher considers that
leave of absence should be granted due to the special circumstances relating to that application.
Save in exceptional circumstances,a student shall not be granted more than ten school days’ leave of absence in
any school year.”
Further advice from the Department for Education states that:
Parents should avoid term-time holidays whenever possible. Schools should encourage parents to avoid term-time
holidays whenever possible.
Only designated personnel at a school may authorise absence from the school. They can only approve absence for family holidays if they consider that there are special reasons which warrant the holiday. Parents may not authorise absence.
Schools are not obliged to agree to family holidays in term-time. All applications will be considered on their merits in the light of the need to maintain continuity of learning.
Holiday prices and the fact that parents have booked a holiday before checking with the school are not special reasons.
Unless there are exceptional circumstances,the maximum allowance is ten school days in a school year regardless of the number of holidays taken.
No parent can demand leave of absence for the purpose of a family holiday
by right.
Ten days’ absence for a family holiday can result in students with poor attendance becoming persistent absentees.
If a completed form is returned more than one calendar month prior to the holiday dates, any notification by the school to authorise the holiday period will be PROVISIONAL, pending a printout of a student’s individual attendance certificate one month before the holiday start date. This is to ensure that the student’s attendance will be maintained above 95%
IF A HOLIDAY IS TAKEN DURING TERM TIME.
Your request will be considered as outlined above and, if it is not agreed by the school, the leave of absence
for your child(ren) will not be granted. If leave is taken without agreement,it will be regarded as
unauthorised absence.
MONEY IN SCHOOL
School dinner money can be paid on a weekly, half termly or termly basis. The amounts are published regularly on the website (see below) and in the school newsletter. You can pay through our ParentPay system,send cash
or a cheque into school. Please make your cheques payable to RMBC
We ask all families to send in a voluntary donation of £1.50 per week per pupil to help with general class expenses of snacks and drinks. Again the amounts are published regularly on the website and the school newsletter.
You can use ParentPay,send cash or a cheque into school. Please make your cheques payable to Hilltop School.
For after school clubs and any additional trips/visits please make sure that you send any money in,clearly labelled with the reply slip in an envelope or purse. This will ensure that the money is logged into the correct account within school.
Thank you from the school office team.
PUPIL ABSENCE
If your child is absent due to illness or an appointment please contact the school office on 01709 813386 giving the time and date of the illness/absence and if possible an indication of the time and date of return. If your child has sickness or diarrhoea which you consider to be an infection (not connected with a medical condition) then please ensure that your child is absent for 48 hours after the last occurrence of the illness, this will protect the more vulnerable pupils and reduce the spread of any infection. You may also need to cancel the home to school transport for your child.
If so please inform RMBC Transport section on 01709 334324
In the Education (Student Registration) Regulations 2006, Regulation 7 (paragraphs 3 & 4) states:
“A student may be granted leave of absence from the school to enable him/her to go away on holiday where an application has been made in advance by a parent with whom the student normally resides AND the Head Teacher considers that
leave of absence should be granted due to the special circumstances relating to that application.
Save in exceptional circumstances,a student shall not be granted more than ten school days’ leave of absence in
any school year.”
Further advice from the Department for Education states that:
Parents should avoid term-time holidays whenever possible. Schools should encourage parents to avoid term-time
holidays whenever possible.
Only designated personnel at a school may authorise absence from the school. They can only approve absence for family holidays if they consider that there are special reasons which warrant the holiday. Parents may not authorise absence.
Schools are not obliged to agree to family holidays in term-time. All applications will be considered on their merits in the light of the need to maintain continuity of learning.
Holiday prices and the fact that parents have booked a holiday before checking with the school are not special reasons.
Unless there are exceptional circumstances,the maximum allowance is ten school days in a school year regardless of the number of holidays taken.
No parent can demand leave of absence for the purpose of a family holiday
by right.
Ten days’ absence for a family holiday can result in students with poor attendance becoming persistent absentees.
If a completed form is returned more than one calendar month prior to the holiday dates, any notification by the school to authorise the holiday period will be PROVISIONAL, pending a printout of a student’s individual attendance certificate one month before the holiday start date. This is to ensure that the student’s attendance will be maintained above 95%
IF A HOLIDAY IS TAKEN DURING TERM TIME.
Your request will be considered as outlined above and, if it is not agreed by the school, the leave of absence
for your child(ren) will not be granted. If leave is taken without agreement,it will be regarded as
unauthorised absence.
MONEY IN SCHOOL
School dinner money can be paid on a weekly, half termly or termly basis. The amounts are published regularly on the website (see below) and in the school newsletter. You can pay through our ParentPay system,send cash
or a cheque into school. Please make your cheques payable to RMBC
We ask all families to send in a voluntary donation of £1.50 per week per pupil to help with general class expenses of snacks and drinks. Again the amounts are published regularly on the website and the school newsletter.
You can use ParentPay,send cash or a cheque into school. Please make your cheques payable to Hilltop School.
For after school clubs and any additional trips/visits please make sure that you send any money in,clearly labelled with the reply slip in an envelope or purse. This will ensure that the money is logged into the correct account within school.
Thank you from the school office team.
Useful Contacts
Corporate Transport - 01709 334324
Liberty House - 01709 558997
Cherry Tree House - 01709 552235
Children's Disability Team - 01709 336400
Adult Services - 01709 302800
Benefits Service (inc Free School Meals) - 01709 336065
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
& Physiotherapy - 01709 304808
Learning Disability Service - 01709 336400
Hearing Impaired Team - 01709 336412
Visually Impaired Team - 01709 336415
Special Education Needs & Autism Communication Team - 01709 336420
Community Children's Complex Health Care Nursing Service - 01709 423830
Occupational Therapy - 01709 423840
Speech & Language Therapists - 01709 423842
Rotherham MIND - 01709 554755
Corporate Transport - 01709 334324
Liberty House - 01709 558997
Cherry Tree House - 01709 552235
Children's Disability Team - 01709 336400
Adult Services - 01709 302800
Benefits Service (inc Free School Meals) - 01709 336065
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
& Physiotherapy - 01709 304808
Learning Disability Service - 01709 336400
Hearing Impaired Team - 01709 336412
Visually Impaired Team - 01709 336415
Special Education Needs & Autism Communication Team - 01709 336420
Community Children's Complex Health Care Nursing Service - 01709 423830
Occupational Therapy - 01709 423840
Speech & Language Therapists - 01709 423842
Rotherham MIND - 01709 554755
