There has been significant changes in the authorisation of term-time holidays - a government regulation that allowed Headteachers to grant leave of absence for the purpose of a family holiday during term time in ‘exceptional circumstances' has now been removed.

Headteachers are no longer allowed to grant leave except in very exceptional circumstances.

There is no guidance on these exceptional circumstances,  but we believe they will be very unusual one-off situations, not repeated each year.

Any leave that is then taken without permission will be deemed unauthorised and will be recorded on the children’s record.

There may be times when your child needs to have medicine during the school day. Although the preference is for a parent or relative to come and administer this we do appreciate that this may sometimes not be possible. If you would like the medicine to be administered on your behalf, please complete the form.

• Request for leave of absence Please click on the link above to complete the form, if you need to apply for leave of absence for your child. Please note that family holidays during term time will not be authorised unless there are exceptional circumstances.

• Administering Medicine Please click on the link above to complete the form for administering medicine in school.