Collecting Children from School

Collecting Children from School

As part of our safeguarding procedures a child can only go home with the usual person who collects the child.

No child will be sent home with another person without the school receiving at least verbal permission (this may include knowledge of the parental password) from a person with parental responsibility.  In the event the parent/carer cannot be contacted the school will seek advice from Children’s Social Care before making a final decision to send a child home.

• EYFS & KS1 children will only be released to a sibling over 16 years of age.
• KS2 children may be released to a sibling of 14 years or older.
   

If staff are unsure of a young person’s age, they will ask for proof before sending the child home. 

If someone different is collecting your child:

• Please inform the class teacher beforehand preferably in writing, this includes for playdates.  We will not send a child home with someone else even if they are known to the staff member/school unless this has been communicated to the class teacher first. 
• When informing the class teacher, parents should indicate if this is an on-going arrangement or a one-off situation.  If the arrangement is likely to be frequent, the information must be emailed to the school office so that all staff can be made aware of the arrangement. 
• If a message is given to a member of the admin team during the school day, it may not be possible for the message to be given to the class teacher before it is time to go home.  In these circumstances, class teachers will bring the child and the person collecting them to the school office (once all the other children have been dismissed) for clarification of this before sending the child home.  In order to avoid any difficult situations, please make sure the adult collecting your child is made aware of this important safeguarding procedure.

During School Hours:

In order to minimise impact on the children’s learning, parents/carers should ensure that routine appointments, e.g. to see the dentist or doctor, are made during the school holidays or after school.  

If your child needs to attend appointments during the school day, evidence of the appointment/s should be provided to the school office prior to the appointment day wherever possible so that this can be recorded.