Absences
If your child is absent or will arrive late, you must contact the school.
If your child misses registration, they must sign the late book in the School Office. If they are off school, parents are required to contact the School Office on each day of absence.
A dedicated email address, not@dollaracademy.org.uk, exists for the purpose of reporting absences caused by illness on the day. An email is our preferred route although a phone call in this case is also acceptable. If your child is returning to school after a serious illness or injury, they should also see the school Nurse before they go to registration. This email address should also be used to notify us of the need for a child to leave school during the school day, for example to attend a medical appointment.
For any planned absence during term time, you should write to the Rector (rector@dollaracademy.org.uk) or, for Prep & Junior pupils, Mrs MacNish (macnish-k@dollaracademy.org.uk) to request permission in advance of the absence.
Communication
Sometimes, you might wish urgently to contact your son or daughter in school.
To pass on a message, please telephone the school office, and indicate the level of urgency. In the Senior School, each pupil is looked after by a Head of Year; in the Prep and Junior School, the class teacher is the first point of contact. Mrs MacNish may also be contacted on any matter affecting progress of a pupil in the Prep and Junior School.
It is likewise very important that you keep the school informed of changes in personal circumstances – address, emergency contact numbers, e-mail, medical details and so on.
Parents of boarders, when visiting the Academy, are invited to have a word with Houseparents. Parents should, however, enter the House only on the invitation of school staff.
If there is a change in your or your child’s contact details, please email rector@dollaracademy.org.uk.
