Reporting unplanned and planned absences

If your child cannot attend college for any reason, you should contact the college via Edulink before 8:30am on the first day of absence.

* To access this feature you will need to go to the Edulink parent app and the report absence logo. 

You can view the how-to video on reporting absences by clicking on the following link:   Absence reporting and attendance

• Holidays during term time -  We are not, by law, allowed to authorise holiday during term time and we will be issuing a Fixed Penalty Notice for any holidays taken during term time.
• Unplanned absence - if your child cannot attend college on any particular day due to illness then please contact the college before 08:30 using Edulink.
• Planned absence - if you know in advance that your child will need to be absent from college for any reason then please download the student planned absence request form . Complete and return paper copies to reception or email your form to attendance@henrycort.org
• Unexplained absences - if your child is absent from college and we do not know why, you will receive a text message from the college by 10:30am asking for you to explain why they are absent.  This message is part of our safeguarding policy and allows us to be sure that all our students are safe. These messages will always be sent if the absence is not authorised. 

At Henry Cort, the Attendance Officer will contact you about issues with your child's attendance.  They work with students across all key stages in order to support with attendance concerns and queries.

For any further information around attendance, please see our attendance policy below.