School attendance and education welfare

The School Attendance Team provides advice and support in relation to the following:

School attendance matters

• Anti-bullying advice and support to schools, parents and carers (see: Bullying)
• Prosecution of parents or carers for none school attendance
• Unauthorised holidays taken during term time (see: Holidays in term time)
• Issue of penalty notices regarding school attendance:
  • Penalty notices for non attendance at school - Information for parents and carers
  • Code of conduct - Issuing Penalty Notices for unauthorised absence from schools

Pay a penalty notice

Home education

For information, see Home education.

Children Missing Education (CME)

•  Policy and Procedure for Children Missing Education 2019 [437kb]
•  CME referral form (for school use only) [118kb]
• Read details about Child licensing for employment and entertainment .

School exclusions

For information, see School exclusions.

Note for parents

Please ensure that the contact details held by your child's school are accurate and up-to-date. 

 1 - Applying for a Child Employment Licence [209kb]