Fighting School Fines - A Parent's Step by Step Guide

A Parent’s Step-by-Step Guide to Challenging Unfair Attendance Penalties

Receiving a penalty notice after your child has been off ill can feel frightening, confusing, and deeply unfair, especially when you’ve done everything you were supposed to do.

This guide was created after my own experience of being fined when my son was genuinely unwell. Instead of accepting “that’s just how it works,” I challenged the decision, and the penalty was withdrawn.

This downloadable guide is designed to support parents who want clarity, confidence and practical steps, not legal jargon no one understands.

Inside the guide, you’ll learn:

• How school attendance codes really work
• Which codes can trigger fines - and which shouldn’t
• How penalty notices are issued (and where parents still have options)
• What to do if the attendance code is wrong
• How to ask for a review calmly and effectively
• What to say if you’re asked for evidence - even when you don’t have it

• Why illness, SEND, and neurodivergence often don’t fit rigid systems

You’ll also get:

• Copy and paste email templates
• Clear explanations in plain English
• Reassurance that you are allowed to question decisions

This guide is especially helpful for parents of children with SEND or additional needs, where illness, anxiety and attendance often overlap.

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📩 Delivery: Automatically emailed following payment

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