Absence Procedure

1. The Arbor Parent Portal App - login in to your Parent Portal and access the Attendance section, input the absence details, and submit the request.
2. Email the attendance team on - attendance@jhanson.hants.sch.uk 
3. Telephone: please the dial the main school telephone line 01264 352546 and select                              Option 1 (Absence line), where a member of the attendance team will be available to speak to you.  

You can only record same-day absences on Arbor. For any extended or future absences (such as medical appointments), please contact the attendance team via email or telephone as above.

 Please report all absences to us before school starts at 8:35am. If we have not heard from you by 9:30am, the attendance team will start to make contact, first via text messages, then via email and phone calls.  This is because we have a duty of care for your child's safety. 

Schools are only able to authorise absence from school in exceptional circumstances.

In making a request for an authorised absence from school you will need to explain why the circumstances are exceptional by completing an exceptional circumstances form. This can be found via the following link:

Please note there is no general right to authorise absence for a family holiday and if you take your child out of school without permission the absence will be unauthorised and we may refer the matter for consideration of legal action.