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Absence messages 

Students/Parents/Guardians/Carers should give the student’s name clearly. 

Also state their course clearly (the course manager’s name would also help).   

Tell them why you are not in college and when you are likely to be back in college. 

 If contact is not made as per the above process, then students are marked as unauthorised in the register. 

If messages are not clear, then students are marked as unauthorised in the register. 

If students are on holiday, then they will be marked as unauthorised in the register.  

There are certain circumstances where absences can be marked as authorised and these are listed below: 

1. Self-certificated period of sickness for 1 week of timetabled activity. Following 1 week’s absence, evidence from a GP will be required. Patterns of repeated non-attendance will be monitored, and evidence may be requested by your Attendance Impact Officer. 
2. A medical appointment (show your appointment evidence to your progress coach) 
3. A career related or university interview (evidence shown to your progress coach) 
4. A work experience placement which is an integral part of a course, and for which the student does not receive a wage. (Self-certified agreed by course manager) 
5. Attendance at a probation meeting or similar (supported by evidence of confirmation) 
6. Attendance to a funeral (self-certificated) 
7. Transportation issues i.e. weather conditions/strike action 
8. Taking a driving test (supported by evidence) 
9. Authorised study leave (authorised by course manager) 
10. Religious holidays (self-certificated) 
11. An emergency involving a family member (self-certificated) 

Attendance at college is very important. High attendance levels enable the following: 

• Academic success through greater engagement with the qualification and maximisation of learning opportunities on offer through our BeMore programme 
• Building supportive networks with peers, curriculum staff and areas that enable success such as Progress Coaches, Learning Skills Centre, and Wellbeing staff 
• Development of key employability skills such as time management and reliability along with self-discipline and accountability. All of these are skills they will need for their future lives. 
• Meeting expectations of the college as laid out in our student charter just as an individual would have to follow workplace policies in employment. 

As part of Reaseheath College’s commitment to improving environmental sustainability the Estates team have been making changes to the lighting over several years and in fact are now in the second generation of changing light bulbs and fittings to be more economical in their usage.

In all new build projects and refurbishments, the College now use lower energy LED lights instead of the old style incandescent or halogen high-energy light bulbs.  LED bulbs and fittings have reduced energy running costs and are designed to last 20-50 times longer than traditional incandescent lamps, the potential savings associated with them can be huge.

As a general rule, LED light bulbs use around 10% of the energy of incandescent light bulbs, as indicated by their equivalent wattages.

Additionally, lights are replaced in areas where the College thinks significant savings in electricity usage could be made such as – Equine arena, Construction works shops, Engineering workshops, REAA building, the farm sheds and also the external street and building lights.

Below are examples of how the college has reduced energy consumption by exchanging light bulbs

FARM

So the farm has seen a 36% reduction in energy use in the Robotic Milking area and a 43.8% reduction in the Data Lely Centre.

EQUINE ARENA LIGHTS

EXISTING LIGHTS AVERAGE COSTS 

NEW LED LIGHTS AVERAGE COSTS 

The lighting in the Equine arena energy usage has been reduced by a huge 61%.