{"id":3362,"date":"2023-06-23T10:39:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/wallacewellprimary\/?page_id=3362"},"modified":"2023-06-23T10:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:39:38","slug":"reporting-absence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/wallacewellprimary\/reporting-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting Absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>How to report your child absent from school:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>You should call the Pupil Absence Reporting (PAR) Team on:\u00a0<strong>0141 287 0039<\/strong>\u00a0to report your child absent from school.\u00a0 You can call the line every school day from 8:00am. You should call the absence reporting line\u00a0<strong>before 9.30am<\/strong>\u00a0on the first day of your child\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please do not use Seesaw to report your child\u2019s absence as this may not be seen by school staff and is not GCC protocol for reporting absence.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><strong>The Pupil Absence Reporting (PAR) team:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The Pupil Absence Reporting (PAR) service is provided by a dedicated team of experienced Education support staff. The information you provide to the team is updated in the school\u2019s system when you call, so the school is immediately aware of all absence information.<\/p>\n<p>The Pupil Absence Reporting(PAR) service has been created to provide an efficient flexible way for parents\/carers to report absence. We recognise that in some circumstances, for example, to report or discuss a sensitive issue, you may still require to speak directly with the school.\u00a0 The following guidance should be applied:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Please phone the PAR team to report the following absences:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sickness absence:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>if the absence lasts more than one day, parents and carers are required to call on subsequent days to provide an update.\u00a0 A letter should be provided to the school when the child returns from their absence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical or dental appointments:\u00a0<\/strong>Parents and carers should call the team to report absences for medical or dental appointments.\u00a0 The school requires a letter or appointment card as evidence of the appointment to ensure permission is given to be absent from class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please phone the school directly to report the following absences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To make sure you receive the right support you require, parents and carers should still contact the school directly to report absences of a sensitive or personal nature, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bereavement<\/li>\n<li>Serious illness, for example,\u00a0 an absence which is going to last more than one week<\/li>\n<li>Injury, for example, broken limb<\/li>\n<li>Contagious diseases or illness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also report your child\u2019s absence by using an online form, though you need to register with\u00a0<em>myaccount<\/em>\u00a0to do so. More information can be found here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgow.gov.uk\/pupilabsence%20\">https:\/\/www.glasgow.gov.uk\/pupilabsence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2018\/11\/absence-reporting.png\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to report your child absent from school: You should call the Pupil Absence Reporting (PAR) Team on:\u00a00141 287 0039\u00a0to report your child absent from school.\u00a0 You can call the line every school day from 8:00am. You should call the absence reporting line\u00a0before 9.30am\u00a0on the first day of your child\u2019s absence. 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