Absence or Lateness

Parents are requested to report all student absence as soon as possible on the day of absence.  

Arrangements for Absence Reporting

There are several ways to report your child late or absent to school although many parents find email the most efficient. The relevant Pastoral Assistant for your child’s year group as listed below.

Year 7 Absence

year7absence@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk for the Year 7 Pastoral Assistant 

Year 8 Absence

year8absence@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk for the Year 8 Pastoral Assistant 

Year 9 Absence

year9absence@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk for the Year 9 Pastoral Assistant 

Year 10 Absence

year10absence@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk for the Year 10 Pastoral Assistant 

Year 11 Absence

year11absence@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk  for the Year 11 Pastoral Assistant 

Year 12 & 13 Absence

year12&13absence@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk for the Year 12 & 13 Pastoral Assistant 

Alternatively, to report your child late or absent by phone, please contact the school on 0208 670 7575 and select Option 2 from the menu. You will then be able to select the required extension number for the relevant Pastoral Assistant for your child’s year group.

Where a student is absent and the School has not been informed, an information text will be sent from the appropriate Pastoral Assistant to the parent advising them of the absence as part of the First Day Contact protocols.

In the interests of encouraging excellent levels of attendance and punctuality, parents are routinely informed of student lateness / absence from the first registration via an automatic email.  Please be advised that this communication will also be sent where a parent has informed the school that their child will be late to school.  
Summaries of student attendance and punctuality can be accessed via www.schoolworkspace.co.uk, which gives an easy overview in form of dials as well as allowing parents to explore attendance in detail. Please contact attendanceoffice@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk should you need support with accessing this.