Children Missing Education (1.5 hours)
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.
This webinar will assist participants to increase their understanding of children missing education, expectations from both schools and the Local Authorities, as well as examples of good practice.
This webinar aims to help participants identify children missing education promptly and feel confident when making referrals to the Local Authority.
Target audience: newly appointed and experienced School Attendance Officers/ Leads and Senior Leadership Team.
Training will launch end of Autumn Term 2026. In the meantime please refer to our training SWAYS. Further support can also be obtained by emailing NSA.helpline@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk
