Maternity and paternity

You should use your general attendance and absence policy when dealing with WGLG FE for students not in attendance for pregnancy, maternity or paternity related reasons.

If you deem pregnancy, maternity or paternity related absence to be authorised, then WGLG FE will be payable. You should use your discretion for maternity related absence and assess each case as unique depending on individual circumstances.

You should apply the same approach to students not in attendance for paternity related reasons.

You should apply your absence policy for maternity and paternity consistently to all your students, whether they receive WGLG FE or not.

You should also take into account whether the student has highlighted genuine extenuating circumstances.