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Staff leave and absence

  • Leave entitlements for staff
    Get to grips with the statutory and additional leave entitlements of teachers and support staff – including maternity, paternity, neonatal and adoption leave. Plus, understand when staff might ask for discretionary leave.
  • Return to work interviews: template and guidance
    Run positive and practical return to work interviews with this downloadable template, and read advice on how to prepare and what to cover.
  • Sick pay entitlements: teachers
    Learn about sick pay terms for teachers, including statutory requirements, who the Burgundy Book terms apply to and what they cover.
  • Sick pay for support staff
    Find out about statutory and occupational sick pay for your support staff, including who's eligible, how much they can get, and how to calculate it.
  • Staff leave of absence request forms: examples
    Find examples of leave request forms from schools and a local authority to help you write your own.
  • Staff medical appointments during school hours
    Staff are entitled to paid time off for certain medical appointments. Get clear on the rules and see advice from Acas and the ASCL.
  • Staff sickness absence data
    See the latest national statistics on teacher sickness absence, and learn how you can benchmark your school's sickness absence data with that of other schools.
  • Support staff: offering term-time holidays
    Allowing year-round support staff to take annual leave during term time could help you create a more attractive job offering. Understand what you need to consider and do if you want to provide this option.