Please do not send your child to college if they are unwell.

Please can all parents and carers continue to ensure they contact the College DAILY should their child be absent. Contact should be made before 8:20am so we are able to quickly establish our daily morning register.

Please can all parents and carers contact the College DAILY and before 8:20am should their child be absent, even for prolonged absences.

Please report absence by emailing your child's applicable year attendance team and include your child's full name, tutor group and the concise reason for absence.

 

Y7Attendance@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk

Y8Attendance@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk

Y9Attendance@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk

Y10Attendance@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk

Y11Attendance@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk

SixthForm@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk

 

Students who have been absent because of sickness and diarrhoea should return to college no earlier than 48 hours after their last episode.

NHS guidance on COVID-19 about symptoms and requirements.

Official NHS guidance on what to do, if your child is feeling unwell.

Parents are legally responsible for ensuring their child's attendance at college.

It is vital that parents/carers complete the data collection form sent from college at the start of each academic year, so that we know who we should contact in case of emergency. Students must tell a member of staff that they are feeling unwell.  Students who are genuinely unwell will be cared for by a college First Aider. If the student needs to go home, parents/carers will be asked to come into college to collect the student from either the Green Close or Gipsy Lane Reception. We will give you details of this when calling home. 

Please Note: We are not permitted to let children leave the College unaccompanied if unwell. 

A parent or nominated adult from the student's contact list must collect the unwell child. Should no-one be available from the contact list, then another person over 18 can collect the student, but we must receive written permission by email stating the full name of the collecting adult, full name of the student and tutor group and that you explicitly, as a parent, give permission for them to be collected by this adult.  

Medication

Please note that students are not permitted to carry any medication on them during the school day. Students who require medication to be administered on a regular basis, should have their medication deposited in our First Aid Office where they will be kept under lock and key.

Please complete this medical form should your child require any medication during the school day. This includes epi-pens and inhalers which students are allowed to carry with them with prior written permission.

Please note that we are not permitted to administer Ibuprofen unless it has been prescribed by your child's GP.  

Students can then attend the First Aid Office on demand when administration of medication is required. 

Parents/Carers of children with medical conditions will be asked to confirm details of their child’s condition at least annually. 

Please notify us of any medical appointments by emailing your request to the applicable attendance email (details at the top of this page) with details of the appointment, full student name and tutor group, time and place of collection from school, e.g. Green Close or Gipsy Lane Reception. 

Please enter a short message in the Student Homework Planner for the class teacher and ensure that your child is aware of the collection time and place and makes their way to the applicable Reception independently. 

We appreciate that emergency appointments are received on the same day which omits prior notification, and we will do our best to notify your child of the appointment and collection, but due to the size of our college, this may not always be possible.