Children Missing Education Service
Who are Children Missing Education? (CME)
Children of compulsory school age who are:
- Not on a school roll.
- Not being educated other than at school.
- Identified as having been out of any educational
provision for a substantial period of time (4 weeks).
Children go missing from education for a number of reasons
including:
- They don't start school at the appropriate time and so
they do not enter the educational system.
- They are removed by their parents.
- Behaviour and/or attendance difficulties.
- They cease to attend, due to exclusion, illness or
bullying.
- They fail to find a suitable school place after moving
to a new area.
- The family move home regularly.
- Problems at home.
The law requires all children between the ages of
5 and 16 to be in full time
education.
What Can you do to help?
Worcestershire County Council Children's Service are keen for
you to tell us about these children so that we can make sure that
they are safe and that they receive an appropriate education.
If you are aware of children who are not either in school or
receiving education at home then don't hesitate to contact through
the options below. All information will be help confidentially and
securely.
Please also tell us if you have any concerns about children who
have gone missing from your area or neighbourhood.
Someone will then make contact with the family and children to
make sure that they are safe and help identify an appropriate
education provision.
If the children need some support to help them get back into
school this will be provided.
Although the vast majority of children are located and returned
to education, we will work with other agencies such as the Police
if we cannot trace a child quickly.
Where children go missing from the Worcestershire area we will
use the national missing children database to inform other parts of
the country that there may be children new to their area in need of
educational support.
Get more information on Children Missing Education through
our Child Missing Education Officer
Gethin Howells
Email: ghowells@worcestershire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01905 728707
Post:
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2YA
This page was last reviewed 3 October 2011 at 13:39.
The page is next due for review 31 March 2013.