Education welfare service

CHILDREN MISSING EDUCATION

The DCSF strategic framework published in 2002 placed a requirement on Local Authorities to have robust multi-agency systems in place to identify and track children missing education, or at risk of doing so, by the end of 2005.  The 2006 education bill places a statutory duty on Authorities to identify and track children missing education or in danger of doing so.

 

Bury’s children missing education policy is intended to:-

 

 

· Inform services and agencies about their role in assisting to identify children missing education;

 

· Raise awareness of the notification process, ensuring it is widely accessible and  easy to use;

 

· Explain how children will be tracked/monitored until they are re-engaged in education;

 

· Explain the mechanisms available to access appropriate educational provision;

 

· Ensure clarity to stakeholders as to how children can be tracked across boundaries when a child moves to another local authority

 

 

            Bury Childrens Missing Education Policy (66kb 20 page PDF)

 

          Bury procedures for locating missing/lost pupils (3 page 23kb PDF)

 

          Student Admissions 2006 Regulations (Integris Guidance)

 

 

 

If anyone has information that a child may not be in education, then either contact the education welfare service on 0161 253 5699 or email educationwelfare@bury.gov.uk  or complete a referral form (online or printed) below:

 

Children missing education referral forms

        Children missing education referral online form

        Children missing education referral form ( 1 page 53kb PDF)

 

Documents specifically for Schools only

 

          Bury CME School Checklist ( 1 page 18kb PDF)

 

 

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