IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Dear Parents and Carers Please note that the Autumn Term for children begins on Wednesday 7th September at 8.40am. We look forward to seeing you all then. Many thanks.

Asking for Special Leave

Asking for special leave What is special leave? This is when you need to take your child/ren out of school during term time because you cannot avoid it. An example of this is a religious observance. Religious observance (code R) Sir Martin Frobisher Academy Academy recognises that there may be times where children of different … Read More

Holidays During Term Time

What if I want to go on holiday during term time? This is absolutely not acceptable. Sir Martin Frobisher Academy will not authorise any absence due to a family going on holiday. We feel there is nothing more important than your child’s education and with 170 days of holiday and weekends, this is plenty of time to … Read More

FAQs

What happens if only one of my children is ill but it means I can’t bring the others to school? The absences for those children who are not unwell is unauthorised. It will be recorded as code O. Code O will go towards a penalty notice (or court proceedings). What happens if I am unwell, … Read More

Illness

My child is unwell today – what should I do? Everyone is unwell at times and needs to stay at home to get better. However, parents and carers have a legal duty to ensure that their children attend school regularly and punctually in order to optimise their learning, achieve the best they can and get the most … Read More

Attendance Team

If you have any questions at all about your child’s attendance, here is who you can ask: Miss Coles is our Attendance Lead – she will be one of the staff members to call you if your child is absent. You can talk to Miss Coles about why your child was late or absent and … Read More

Punctuality

Punctuality Arriving late to school Poor punctuality is not acceptable.  If your child misses the start of the day they can miss learning and do not spend time with their class teacher getting vital information and news for the day. Late arriving pupils also disrupt lessons which can be embarrassing for the child and can … Read More

Relationships, Sex and Health Education

What does RSE look like in our school?  We have recently reviewed the way we teach RSHE at Sir Martin Frobisher Academy based on RSE guidance from DfE (see below). We aim to teach RSE throughout our whole curriculum. Therefore, much of our RSE learning will take place during our PSHCE, Science, P.E and ICT … Read More

EYFS

Early Years At Sir Martin Frobisher Academy, children are able to join the Reception class from the September in the academic year that they turn five. Play-based learning is paramount and children direct their own learning from carefully planned opportunities provided by staff. We will enhance play and extend, as needed, to further individual learning. … Read More