Student Handbook 2021-22

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ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY
Part of the experience of coming to Dv8 is to prepare you for the demands
and challenges of adult working life; where the expectation is that you arrive
on time and attend every day that you are required to. At Dv8, you are
expected to attend all timetabled lessons and tutorials. You must also be
available for 1 to 1 meetings, given suitable notice, with members of staff
throughout the College day.
If you are absent without notice, you will
be contacted by a member of staff. If your attendance falls below 90% we
may need to hold a meeting with you to agree on targets to improve. If no
improvement is seen we may need to call a meeting with your parents or
guardian to further discuss the issues around your poor attendance. If your
attendance does not improve, without good reason, your place on your
course will be at significant risk. Your attendance will be discussed at your
Learner Progress Review meetings each term and parents and carers will
also be informed if you are often absent or late.
What to do if you are absent?
You must call the Centre to inform us that you will not be coming
into college before 9.30am on the morning of your absence. You must
also provide evidence supporting your absence. If you fail to inform us in
advance, your absence will be listed as unauthorised. Only the college can
decide if an absence is authorised or unauthorised.
Types of Absence - We reserve the right to consider issues on a case-bycase
basis, but below serves as our general guide to what could be seen as
acceptable reasons to miss college. You should only miss college for serious,
unavoidable reasons. Usually acceptable reasons include:
You are too ill to leave the house
You have a hospital appointment or a medical emergency
You have a day of religious observance
There has been a family bereavement
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Work experience – requests for term-time leave for essential work
experience will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. These requests
should be submitted at least two weeks in advance
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