Reporting an absence

To ensure we maintain an accurate absence report, please follow these steps to correctly inform us of your student’s absence:

Click on the Report Absence link on the Parent Homepage.

When on the Report Absence page, next to Reason for Absence there is a drop down menu where you must click on one of the following:

• Covid Related
• Non-Non Covid related.

If you select Covid Related, a second drop down menu will appear under the first. 

In this drop down menu, you will need to to select one of the following:

• A confirmed case of coronavirus i.e a positive coronavirus test result has been received
• Coronavirus symptoms and awaiting a test or test result
• Advised to self-isolate due to close contact with someone else who has coronavirus symptoms.

If you select Non Covid Related, a second drop down menu will appear under the first.

In this drop down menu, you will need to select one of the following:

• Other Illness
• Medical Appointment
• University Interview / Open Day
• College Trip
• Driving Test
• Transport Problem
• Full-Time Job Interview
• Holiday 
• Funeral
• Elite Sporting Event
• Other (Enter details below)

After selecting the correct reason of absence, there is an additional textbox for you to write in any Further Information you feel that Barton Peveril Staff will need to know. This information can be viewed by Barton Peveril Staff and the student.

After selecting the correct reason of absence and adding any additional information, you will need to select the First and Last date of absence, and all the appropriate time slots for which your student will be absent.

If your student is absent for all their lessons throughout the day please select All day.

If it is only for certain lessons during the day, please pick the time of the lessons that will be affected.

Once you have filled out the absence, please select save and this information will be sent to, and recorded by, the Pastoral Team. 

If you feel like you have made a mistake on the absence, please contact pastoralsupport@barton.ac.uk.