Notice to withdraw your acceptance of a place before your child joins the School Clause Samples
This clause outlines the process and requirements for parents to formally notify the school if they decide to withdraw their acceptance of a place for their child before the child has started attending. Typically, it specifies the method and timing for providing such notice, such as requiring written communication within a certain period before the start date. The core function of this clause is to ensure clear communication between parents and the school, allowing the school to manage admissions and resources effectively and potentially offer the place to another student.
Notice to withdraw your acceptance of a place before your child joins the School. If you wish to withdraw your acceptance of a place BEFORE your child starts at the School you must either give us a term’s notice that that effect or pay to the School a term’s fees in lieu of notice. This means that if, for example, your child is due to start at the School in September (at the start of an academic year) then you would need to tell us in writing that you wish to withdraw your acceptance of their place on or before the first day of the preceding summer term (i.e., the final term of the previous academic year) or pay the fees in lieu referred to above.
Notice to withdraw your acceptance of a place before your child joins the School. If you wish to withdraw your acceptance of a place more than 14 days AFTER signing the Acceptance Form and paying the deposit(s) but BEFORE your child starts at the School, you must give us written notice before the first day of the term immediately preceding the term in which your child was due to start. This means that if, for example, your child is due to start at the School in September at the start of an academic year then you would need to tell us in writing that you wish to withdraw your acceptance of a place on or before the first day the preceding Trinity Term (ie the final term of the previous academic year). If such notice is received by the School, we will retain the Acceptance Deposit and will refund the Additional Deposit if paid. If the School receives less than one term's notice of your withdrawal of acceptance or your child does not attend the School you will be required to pay the fees in lieu referred to above applicable to the first term your child would have attended. For the avoidance of doubt, where your child has been offered a place in the Sixth Form and this is conditional on achieving a minimum number points at GCSE, written notice must still be given prior to the first day of the Trinity (summer) Term or a term’s fees in lieu of notice must be paid where your child achieves the minimum points level but does not subsequently take up their place at the School. This is because the staffing and resourcing of curriculum courses will have already been planned.
Notice to withdraw your acceptance of a place before your child joins the School. If you wish to withdraw your acceptance of a place BEFORE your child starts at the School you must either give us a term’s notice to that effect or pay to the School fees in lieu of notice. For example, to withdraw your acceptance of a place starting in September you would either need to tell us on or before the first day of the preceding summer term or pay fees in lieu of notice. The only exception to this is if we make an offer of a place in the term immediately before your child is due to join the School, in which case you must either give us notice within fourteen (14) days of the date you accept our offer (in accordance with Clause 2.1) or pay fees in lieu of notice.
Notice to withdraw your acceptance of a place before your child joins the School. The withdrawal of a place after acceptance can cause long-term loss to the School if it occurs after other families have taken their decisions about Schooling for their children. If you wish to withdraw your acceptance of a place before your child starts at the School you must either give us a term’s notice to that effect or pay to the School a term’s fees in lieu of notice. This means that if, for example, your child is due to start at the School in September then you would need to tell the School in writing that you wish to withdraw your acceptance of a place on or before the first day of the preceding summer term or pay fees in lieu of notice.