School Day/Absence from school

All post 16 students are expected to be on the school campus from 8.40am until 12.30pm, either in lessons or completing independent study.

Absence from school - Unplanned

If a Sixth Form student is unwell or unable to attend school, or is running significantly late, the student themselves or a parent/carer must let the school know before 8:30am on the first day of absence and on all subsequent days. 

Choose one of the options below:

1. Call 01225 832936 Option 2 to leave a message on the Sixth Form Attendance line;
2. Email ras-sixthformattendance@palladianacademytrust.com;
3. Use the REPORT ABSENCE facility on the ClassCharts Parents App (A Guide on this will follow soon);
4. Students: send a Microsoft Teams message to Jenny James (Sixth Form Support and Attendance Assistant).

Absence from school - Appointments

We now require written evidence of all appointments, even if called in by a parent. 

This can be in the form of:
   - a photo or scan of an appointment letter,
   - a forwarded email, or
   - a screenshot of an appointment text. 

Please use option 2, 3 or 4 above to send the written evidence, or a student could show the evidence to the Sixth Form Support and Attendance Assistant in person.

If you don't have written evidence to start with, please do call in with the details of the appointment  (Option 1 above).  We can then put a note in the register and authorise the absence once we receive the written evidence.

Full details of the policy on reporting absences for appointments can be found here.

Rules for 12:30 onwards

If a student has no timetabled lessons from period 4 or 5 then they can:

a.  Sign out (using the iPads near the entrance to the Lee Sixth Form Centre) and complete independent study at home. (A timetable should be completed and signed by Ms Haggett authorising this home study time and a copy of this agreement is given to the student upon its completion).

b.  Stay in school, completing independent study in the Lee Sixth Form Centre, the Dining Hall , the Library learning resources area; the or any free classrooms/ICT spaces. 

c.  Complete ‘community action’/’additional studies’ tasks such as supporting KS3 lessons or helping in the library or canteen.

Individual study programmes are sometimes authorised by Ms Haggett. We may withdraw permission to study off site and insist students work in the school library if the student is underachieving and missing deadlines.

For safeguarding and Evacuation List purposes, we do require students to Sign Out on the Lee Centre iPads before leaving site for any reason, and to check in at the Sixth Form Reception if they need to leave for any reason other than Home Study.

Independent study on-site

Post 16 students are expected to attend registration at 8.40am-9.05am each day and assembly on Fridays.

If students do not have a timetabled lesson for period 1 (9.05am) then after registration they are expected to complete independent study in: the library learning resources area; the Lee Sixth Form Centre, the Dining Hall or any free classrooms/ICT spaces. 

Contact with tutors

If you wish to contact the student's tutor direct, the email address convention is the initial of the staff member's first name, followed by a dot and then their surname, e.g. j.bloggs@palladianacademytrust.com.