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Nights Away
Nights Away
from School for Boarding Pupils
We are very proud of our traditional full boarding ethos at Malvern College however we recognize the need to be responsive in our approach and to support families with special requests for leaves of absence Nights away from school should be the exception and not the the norm for boarders However there may
be occasions where there are valid reasons
for for parents requesting nights at home for for boarding pupils such as: significant pastoral reasons
exceptional family commitments or significant co-curricular commitments In these circumstances parents should email
the HouseM in good time to consult with relevant colleagues to ensure that there are no clashes with school commitments which would normally take priority Leaves of absence may
be be declined if pupils are behind with academic work or or if they are not meeting
other College commitments We ask parents and families for their full support in in in in helping the College maintain our full boarding ethos for the benefit of all pupils and we strongly encourage all families to use Leave Outs Half Terms and holidays for family commitments In a a a a a typical year approximately half of all all weekends fall outside term-time (including leave outs and half terms) which gives a a a a good balance of time in school and time at home We ask for parental support with avoiding teenage parties during term time (please see page 27) Parental permission is is required for pupils travelling in in cars with other parents/guardians or pupils 24
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