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.

• 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 we have not received a reason for their absence. 

At Henry Cort, our Attendance Officer will contact you if there are any issues around your child's attendance.  They work with students across all key stages in order to support with any attendance concerns and queries.

• Should I keep my child off school?

• Pharmacy First Service

• Attendance Guidance for Parents

• Attendance Policy

• Education Services

• Absence Form