Attendance and Medical
The average absence for students at Richard Lander School is 1.5 days per term or 4-5 days over the academic year and this level of attendance, on its own, will ensure a certain level of success over the 5 years of secondary education.
Illness
If your child is absent through illness or any other reason, please inform the school at your earliest opportunity either through the school’s attendance phone line (01872 273772) or email to attendance@richardlander.cornwall.sch.uk
If you chose to notify the school by other means then please understand that, due to the busy nature of the school, this may not be passed onto attendance straight away. Therefore, you may receive a truancy message.
Medical Forms
We acknowledge that hospital and specialist clinical appointments, including orthodontic and on-going dental treatment may require a student having time out of school. We politely request where possible this is kept to a minimum during school hours. Please notify the school of medical appointments by email to attendance@richardlander.cornwall.sch.uk, along with proof of the appointment. Examples of this could be a hospital letter, an appointment card, copy of a prescription, a screen shot of a text message etc., detailing the appointment time and date.
Absence Forms
‘Planned Absence’ are those absences which are known about in advance – doctor’s appointments, family occasions etc. All ‘planned absence’ should be approved by the school in advance, giving as much notice as possible. We aim to respond in 15 working days however, busier periods may take longer.
Please e-mail this form to attendance@richardlander.cornwall.sch.uk
If this is not possible, please ask your child to hand this form in at student reception.
Paper versions can be collected from school reception or main reception.
- Leave of Absence – Exceptional Circumstances Request Form(PDF)
- Leave of Absence – Exceptional Circumstances Request Form(Word Doc)
- Absence Request – Whole School Information Letter
- RLS Attendance Policy
- Penalty Notice Leaflet from Cornwall Council
Student welfare is really important to us. We want our students to be happy, to feel cared for and to understand that if they do have a problem, they have someone in school to turn to.
Mrs Chilcott and Mrs Cornish are our Medical Officers. If your child needs to take medication during school hours or needs extra support due to a medical condition or injury, please contact Mrs Chilcott by calling the school 01872 273750 or by emailing the addresses below.
medical@richardlander.cornwall.sch.uk
enquries@richardlander.cornwall.sch.uk
In Years 9 & 10, students are offered Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio and the Meningitis ACWY vaccines in school. In addition they might also be eligible for the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine (HPV) if they haven’t had this already.
Please see this FAQ sheet from Kernow Health regarding vaccines.