Attendance
Attendance Matters - Every School Day Counts
At Barnhill Community High School we aim for our students to gain the greatest benefit from their education and it is vital that they attend regularly and are at school, on time, every day, unless the reason for the absence is unavoidable.
Why Regular Attendance is so Important
Regular absence can have a serious impact on their learning. Any school absence affects the pattern of a child’s learning schedule and disrupts teaching routines affecting the learning of others within the same class.
Expectations & Procedures
If your child is going to be absent from school you must notify us before 8.20am using EduLink either via the app or online. This short video provides you with useful guidance on how to do this.
Late to School
A student is late to school if they attend after 8:20am, Form Tutors will mark student present with a ‘L’ and record the number of minutes late after 8:20am. The student will receive a lunch time detention on the same day, where they can get support to help them arrive to school on time.
A student who signs in late at reception after 8.50 will receive a 'U 'code. This means that their attendance for the morning is 0%. The student will also get a late detention but may also be placed on report to try and improve their punctuality. The 'U' code will affect the students attendance, which if continued will result in a fine.
Click here to find out more about our detention procedure, rewards and sanctions.
Minor Illnesses
Pharmacies across England are now offering a service for children and adults called Pharmacy First.
What is Pharmacy First?
This NHS service allows children and adults to get quick access to healthcare advice as they can walk into a pharmacy and access the service, removing the potential delay of having to wait for a GP appointment. The person will be offered a consultation with a pharmacist in a private consultation room, with some pharmacies also offering the service remotely as a video consultation.
The service supports the following conditions:
- Earache (ages 1 to 17 years)
- Impetigo (ages 1 year and over)
- Infected insect bites (age 1 year and over)
- Sore throats (age 5 years and over)
- Shingles (age 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (age 12 years and over)
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women (ages 16 to 64 years)
The pharmacist will provide advice and, if clinically necessary, a prescription medicine to treat the condition. Any medicines are supplied free of charge to children under 16 years, with the normal NHS prescription charge rules applying to people aged 16 or over. Should the pharmacist be unable to help, they will direct the person to their GP surgery or other health professional. We have developed an animation to explain about the service which is available on YouTube and more information can also be found on the NHS website at nhs.uk/thinkpharmacyfirst
Exceptional Leave
All term time absences are unauthorised except in extreme circumstances. Please complete the linked form below to make an application for exceptional leave.
