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Parents Page

Reporting a Pupil Absent

To report a pupil absent, please phone the school on 01263 578 144 and follow the instructions.   Please be sure to leave the following information:

  • Pupils name
  • Class
  • Reason for absence
  • When you expect pupil to return

You can also email the information above to:

studentabsence@sidestrandhall.net

Is my child too ill for school?

The NHS gives advice on whether to send your child to school.  Here is the link to the NHS website’s ‘Is my child too ill for school?’ page which gives specific recommendations, for various illnesses, including Covid 19.

Poorly Children

If your child has sickness or diarrhoea, please remember they need to stay at home for 48 hours after the last  episode.

Medications for Children

Please use the Medications Form Med 1 2024 if your child requires medication to be administered at school.

School Closures

School closures will be posted on the Norfolk School Closures Site

Parent View Questionnaire

We have set up an online feedback form for parents/carers to complete at anytime. These forms are anonymous, if you have an issue that requires a response or action, please contact the school directly.

https://forms.gle/w21V3BWHgRLY4a3T9

E-Safety

We have a section specifically for parents on our E-safety page.

Parent Portal

We are now using the Arbor Parent Portal for booking school lunches and taking payments.  If you require more information, please contact the school office.

School Lunches

School lunches cost £2.80 per day and meals must be booked through the parent portal system.

Menus can be viewed here: https://sidestrandhall.org.uk/school-dinners/

If you think you may be entitled to free school meals please check on https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools/school-meals-and-milk

Materials

In order that we can continue to offer our pupils a high standard of teaching and learning, the Governors have requested that we follow the School’s policy for charging and ask parents for a nominal voluntary contribution of £10 per term towards the cost of materials such as:-

  • Food Technology ingredients– a highly valuable element of our curriculum is preparing our students for independent and healthy living (we do not ask parents to buy and send ingredients in to school)
  • Art & Craft materials including paints, pastels, textiles and clay

And in upper school and sixth form:-

  • Vocational equipment
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Design and technology including wood
  • KS4 – materials specific to option choices