Attendance
An excellent attendance record is essential if your child to be able to perform to their best ability at School. The School’s Attendance Policy can be located in the School Policies area.
If your child has to stay at home because of ILLNESS, please follow these steps:
- Contact the school before 9am each day of absence via the school reception
- Where an absence exceeds 5 calendar days due to illness, (excluding the weekend) you will be expected to provide medical evidence from a Doctor (appointment cards, prescriptions, letters or a medical certificate) to the school.
Medical and dental appointments, unless genuinely unavoidable, should be arranged OUTSIDE school time. If your child will be arriving late due to an appointment, a parent/carer must email the school by 9am. As soon as your child arrives at school, they should go to Reception and provide a reason (and evidence of appointment). Occasionally, some appointments will require students to leave early. If your child needs to leave school early, they must be collected by an adult from Reception.
The Garden school is proud to work alongside the Hackney Attendance Team.