Children Missing Education
Children missing education are children of compulsory school age who are not registered pupils at a school and are not receiving suitable education otherwise than at a school. Children missing education are at significant risk of underachieving, being victims of harm, exploitation, or radicalisation.
Effective information sharing between parents, schools and local authorities is critical to ensuring that all children of compulsory school age are safe and receiving suitable education.
The Sway below will help school professionals with their understanding of CME and what schools' responsibilities are for compulsory school age children.
Children Missing in Education (CME) - Statutory School Aged Pupils. 5-Minute Bitesize Training
Cambridgeshire County Council recognises that it is helpful to support schools with cases of non compulsory school age children when a school is worried about their whereabouts. Below is a special Sway all about what to do in these circumstances.
Non-Statutory School Age Children - Reporting Guidelines. 5-Minute Bitesize Training
