Absence requests and illness

Reporting Illness

If your child is unwell or will be absent from school please inform the school office on 020 8949 1743 before 8.30 am or by emailing the school office chjoffice@chj.rbksch.org  Any unexplained absence will result in a telephone call from the school.

Extended absence will require a doctor's certificate.

If your child suffers from either vomiting or diarrhoea they must be kept off school and can only return 48 hours after their symptoms disappear. The NHS provide a useful guide to illness and when to keep children off school.

If you wish to request authorisation for your child to be absent from school for reasons other than illness please complete the absence request form above.

Most medication can be given to children outside of school hours, particularly antibiotics.  Occasionally the treatment is four times daily and in that case we are happy to administer one dose at lunchtime.  In this case we will need you to complete a form authorising us to administer this medication to your child.  The form can be found here: