Stop medical appointments counting against school attendance
National
·2,086 contributorsWe believe children shouldn’t be marked down as absent for hospital or GP appointments. These are authorised absences but still lower attendance records. We urge the Government to create a separate code so medical care doesn’t impact students’ attendance records.
Bridget Phillipson
Education Secretary
Medical appointments reduce attendance record
Separate attendance code for medical appointments
Unfair to disabled children needing care
Stop medical appointments counting against school attendance
National
We believe children shouldn’t be marked down as absent for hospital or GP appointments. These are authorised absences but still lower attendance records. We urge the Government to create a separate code so medical care doesn’t impact students’ attendance records.
Medical appointments reduce attendance record
Separate attendance code for medical appointments
Unfair to disabled children needing care