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Privacy Notice - Data Protection Act 1998

We, Kingham Primary School, are the Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act. We collect information from you, and may receive information about you from your previous school. We hold this personal data and use it to:

This information includes your contact details, national curriculum assessment results, attendance information,* characteristics such as ethnic group, special educational needs and any relevant medical information.

We will not give information about you to anyone outside the school without your consent unless the law and our rules permit it.

We are required by law to pass some of your information to the Local Authority (LA), and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

If you want to see a copy of the information we hold and share about you then please contact Mrs Aldridge.

If you require more information about how the LA and/or DCSF store and use this data please go to the following websites:

If you are unable to access these websites, please contact the LA or the DCSF as follows:

Commissioning, Performance & Quality Assurance

Children, Young People & Families

Oxfordshire County Council

County Hall

New Road

Oxford OX1 1ND

email: david.spark@oxfordshire.gov.uk

*Attendance information is not collected for pupils under 5 at Early Years Settings or Maintained Schools

Important notice - NITS

We often have outbreaks of nits in school.  This can be dealt with swiftly if EVERY child (including younger or older siblings) is checked at once and then regularly checked, eg weekly, for eggs or nits using a ‘nit’ comb (they particularly like to live behind the ears or in the nape of the neck).
If you, however, find your child has them, the simplest way to deal with it is to check the WHOLE family, shampoo as normal, add a couple of drops of teatree oil to hair conditioner, apply it to the hair, comb through thoroughly with a ‘nit’ comb (a normal comb is not fine enough – chemists stock them) and leave the conditioner on the hair to dry.  The teatree oil will act as a deterrent but. you have to comb every 3 days for 10 days in total (once is never enough), because the eggs are virtually impossible to comb out, even with a nit comb, and by combing every 3 days the adult lice are removed once they have hatched out of the eggs.  By the 10th day of treatment you should not find any more lice or eggs and the treatment is then complete.  If you follow this routine, you will remove the adults before they can be passed on to other people.  Then return to weekly checking and combing.      

If your child has long hair it is better to keep it tied back in school.  
Remember: Regular combing is essential.

Holiday Absence Application Form

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

REQUEST FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE
(Holiday during term time)

APPLICATION FOR ALL HOLIDAY ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL

Pupils attend school for a maximum of 190 days each academic year. Full attendance is vital for your child’s educational progress. The Local Education Authority expects all parents/guardians to ensure that their child attends school whenever possible. Absences due to holidays, taken during term time, could hinder academic attainment.

If you wish to apply for your child to be absent from school, please complete this form and return it to school at least two weeks before the intended departure. Thank you.

TO: The Headteacher, Kingham Primary School

I request leave of absence to be granted to ………………………………..…….. (name of child)

From ………………………………. to ……….................................(dates)

Please give reason for requesting holiday during term time

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Signed . ………………………………..................... Dated ……………………………………

School Use Only : (staff to initial as approved/seen)

l.Headteacher : ...........................................2.Class Teacher/s:.................................................3.Office................................................

Authorised/unauthorised

TO THE PARENT OF ……………………………………................................................................

Request for leave of absence from ……………………..….....to …………………………......... (dates) has been authorized/ is unauthorized.

Ed. Read

Headteacher

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Under the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations 1995, absence for the purpose of holiday is only authorised if permission is requested in advance of the holiday. No retrospective approval can be granted.
2. Failure to request permission for leave, or refusal to grant leave, will mean that the absence is unauthorised. Schools are required to notify the DfEE and the LEA of all unauthorised absences.
3. By law, there is no “entitlement” or “allowance” as of right. Any absence from school is authorised solely at the discretion of the Headteacher, within the framework of current legislation and LEA policy.
4. No leave can be granted during the SATs period.
5. Parents must make a case for leave of absence, and each case will be considered on its individual merits. When considering granting leave for holiday during term time, the school will consider:
* Child’s attendance record
* Impact on the child’s education
* Family circumstances
* Duration of the proposed trip
* ‘Whether the trip/event is rare
6. Under the above regulation, a maximum of 10 school days may be authorised in any one school year unless in exceptional circumstances.

To get this application form please click here and print it up.