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.

If anyone has information that a child may not be in education, contact the School Attendance Team.

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