
Information for professionals
Find information for professionals about children who are missing education.
As advised within the Improving Attendance LA guidance and KCSIE documents partner agencies should:
- share any Children Missing Education, Elective Home Education or attendance concerns with education colleagues to ensure the correct support can be offered in the timeliest way
- convey high expectations for school attendance
- ensure messages given to children, young people and their parents or carers with regard to regular attendance are consistent with national guidance and in keeping with local LA policies
- ensure school attendance is prioritised in any multi agency plans to identify barriers to attendance and engage schools and services in providing early intervention support
- ensure parents and carers fully understand the demands and responsibilities of Elective Home Education (EHE)
- for looked after children, support PEPs (Personal Education Plans, ordinarily overseen by the virtual school), to support and address any barriers to regular school attendance
The following information gives further guidance about the differences between a school attendance matter and CME. It is vitally important to recognise the difference as the legal responsibilities and actions required to support each group differ vastly.