Reporting your child's absence from school

Daily unplanned absences due to sickness or other exceptional unforeseen circumstances should be reported via the Arbor app or Arbor Parent Portal using the instructions below.  Absences should be reported each day and any subsequent days preferably before 8.30am, and by 9.00am at the latest.  If there is no communication from parents, then this absence will be automatically recorded as an unauthorised absence.

To report on-the-day absence:

1. Log into the Arbor App or Parent Portal: https://nonsuch-high-school-for-girls.uk.arbor.education/
2. Click on the Quick Actions button on the Portal or the Quick Actions menu (three lines in the lower left hand corner) and then click Attendance.
3. Click the green Log Absence button.
4. Input the start and end time for the absence and type in the reason for the absence. By default, the absence start and end times reflect the student's full day, but these can be adjusted as needed. Once you have filled in this data, click Log Absence. This will then be visible to school staff.
5. Once this has been logged, school staff can accept or reject the absence. Approved absences appear in the Attendance tab of the Parent Portal or Arbor App.
6. It is not possible to edit an existing absence request, so if you need to make any changes, you should delete the absence request and create a new one. To delete the absence, click on it and then click Cancel Change Request.

PLEASE NOTE:
It is not possible to delete an absence once it has been approved by us.  If you need to make any changes after this has happened, please contact the school office.
 

School policy states that:

If your child has been sick or is suffering from diarrhoea or both, they should remain at home until their symptoms have cleared.  Your child should not return to school until at least 48 hours have passed since the last episode of vomiting/ diarrhoea.

Please read the following information before requesting an absence.

1. The decision over whether an absence is authorised rests with the school and the Headteacher.
    
2. Leave of absence requests for one day of absence should be made at least two full school days in advance of the event. Requests for longer leave of absence (more than one day) must be made at least two weeks in advance.
    
3. The DfE (Department for Education) states that parents should not take students on holiday in term time. Nonsuch High School for Girls will not give permission for students to go on holiday during term time.
    
4. In line with DfE guidance, leave of absence will not be granted unless there are exceptional circumstances and then only for the briefest period possible.
    
5. The school will not give permission for absence during internal and external assessments or examinations.

To request leave of absence, please email: attendance@nonsuchschool.org with the times, dates and evidence to support the absence, e.g. appointment letter or music exam booking.
Please note that without receipt of supporting evidence, requests will be recorded as unauthorised.

• Sixth Form Students with non-medical requests for absence should complete an online form (see link below) and submit it at least four working days before the date(s) of absence. They should also inform their parents or carers that they have submitted the request.
• Students are permitted five days of non-medical absence during Year 12 and 13. Their attendance must be above 95%.
• Extenuating circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Director of Sixth Form and Head of Year

CLICK HERE FOR THE ONLINE ABSENCE FORM

• Students with medical appointments should ask their parents or carers to contact the school beforehand via SchoolComms in the same way they send messages regarding illness. Please can advance notice be given for appointments when possible.
• In both cases it is the responsibility of students to contact teachers beforehand to inform them of their absence and find out what work they need to complete.