Contacting Parents/Guardians

• All parents/guardians are required to provide a list of up to four contact numbers (in preferential rank order) when their child enters the school. Parents/guardians are asked to keep the school informed of any changes to contact numbers so that accurate records can be maintained.

• School staff will on occasion contact parents when the need arises. This could be in the event of an emergency or to relay other information relating to their child's day to day schooling. Parents will be contacted under the following circumstances:
  
• Emergency requiring hospitalisation
  
• Issues relating to school work
  
• Issues relating to behaviour
  
• Financial reminders

• The first person on the list (which may not be a parent) will be contacted for the following circumstances:
• Minor ailments
• Attendance

• If the first name is unavailable then the next person on the list will be telephoned. The school will only make contact with one person on the list. It is up to the contacted person to contact others should they so desire.

• The school reserves the right to use its discretion if there is a conflict in the information held on record, or if it is aware of a potential difficulty with a particular contact. In such circumstances the advice of a member of the Senior Leadership Team will be required before proceeding. The senior member of staff will assess the request, taking into account the circumstances and the wishes of the child. The senior member of staff will make a judgement as to who is the most appropriate person to call, always acting in the child's best interest.

• All parents and legal guardians are entitled to receive copies of school reports and other information relating to their child's schooling. Such requests should be made in writing.