Trips Guidance

We cannot allow a child to attend school trips unless we have written permission for that child to attend from their parent or carer, so we do need those annual permission slips in from you at the beginning of each academic year.

We will always inform you about upcoming trips  for your child via email at least 2 weeks before. The only exception to this may be sports trips as competition and tournament dates are sometimes shared with us quite last minute. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from a trip, regardless of having signed the annual permissions slip. To do so, email the school office on info@rushmore.hackney.sch.uk

Trip letters will give details about where the children are visiting, how they will travel there, times for leaving and return and whether a packed lunch is required. Teachers will send out a reminder text to parents the day before a trip.

We are increasingly moving to systems which enable parents and carers to do as much as is possible relating to trips (and other business with school) online. We do have an online payments system and we urge those of you who have not yet signed up for it to do so. We are investigating moving annual permissions online for the next academic year.

To enable us to reduce confusion and frustration, we would really appreciate it if you could do the following:

Check the website and newsletters for forthcoming trips.

We post all our trips and visits online as soon as they have been approved. Go to the Diary section on our home page http://www.rushmore.hackney.sch.uk. The diary section automatically displays a few forthcoming events, but if you click on ‘More Diary Dates’ at the bottom of the events/trips listed you will see all forthcoming events including trips for the remainder of the year.

Return permission slips promptly, at the beginning of the academic year, to the school office. Please do not hand permission slips to teachers as these can also go astray. You can post  permission slips into our two post boxes in the playgrounds. These are checked at the beginning and end of day every day by the office team.