Trainee teachers are expected to attend each day and for the agreed times. A record of attendance must be maintained on each Weekly Review Form which is to be signed by the Teacher Mentor.
If a trainee is unable to attend school owing to sickness, they must:
1) Follow the school policy for reporting an absence
2) Inform the Personal Tutor or Visiting Tutor, if appropriate.
3) Fill in the CSSAH absence form: CSSAH Absence Form
If your sickness absence persists for longer 7 consecutive days, you must submit a doctor’s fit note to the school.
For other absences, a trainee must email the Head of Course to request a leave of absence, and their placement school’s headteacher.
The following requests will be considered:
- Medical appointments which cannot be arrange outside the hours of the course, with evidence and appropriate documentation provided.
- Compassionate leave or significant life events (such as an immediate family wedding or your own graduation)
- Religious festivals.
Trainees are advised that routine dental check-ups, eye tests etc. should, where possible, be booked during their free time e.g. at the end of a day, weekends, holidays.
The university requires us to monitor attendance when trainees are on attachment/placement and set procedures must be followed. It is important that attendance is recorded on the weekly review form and any concerns raised immediately with the trainee’s Visiting Tutor.
Please note that all absence and attendance-related enquiries should be sent to amschec@leicester.ac.uk.
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