Key priorities and actions for 2017/18 Our key priorities are to continue to: champion good school attendance identify and track children missing education (CME) monitor elective home education (EHE) ensure child employment and children in entertainment licencing regulations are adhered to. Education Welfare will support schools with advice and guidance in identifying any welfare and safeguarding concerns. Education Welfare statutory duties The statutory duties of Education Welfare follow. Intervention to address pupils’ attendance who are considered persistent absentees (where there is unauthorised absence and attendance falls below 90%). Education Welfare Officers may: instigate legal proceedings against parents who have failed in their duty to ensure their children’s regular school attendance issue school attendance orders apply to the Family Court for education supervision orders (ESOs) issue legal cautions to parents who have failed their duties in ensuring regular attendance track children missing education (CME) license children in employment and performances issue matron or chaperone licences. Education Welfare responsibilities The service has particular responsibilities to work with other professionals in identifying, monitoring and following-up the attendance of vulnerable pupils. This may include: looked-after children and children subject to child protection plan or who may be considered to be at risk children with physical, emotional, behavioural, medical or learning needs children who have been bullied children who may have witnessed or have been involved in domestic violence excluded pupils and pupils without school places children new to Kingston and Richmond or who have had a history of school changes.
Key priorities and actions for 2017/18 Our key priorities are to continue to: champion good school attendance identify and track children missing education (CME) monitor elective home education (EHE) ensure child employment and children in entertainment licencing regulations are adhered to. Education Welfare will support schools with advice and guidance in identifying any welfare and safeguarding concerns. Education Welfare statutory duties The statutory duties of Education Welfare follow. Intervention to address pupils’ attendance who are considered persistent absentees (where there is unauthorised absence and attendance falls below 90%). Education Welfare Officers may: instigate legal proceedings against parents who have failed in their duty to ensure their children’s regular school attendance issue school attendance orders apply to the Family Court for education supervision orders (ESOs) issue legal cautions to parents who have failed their duties in ensuring regular attendance track children missing education (CME) license children in employment and performances issue matron or chaperone licences. Education Welfare responsibilities The service has particular responsibilities to work with other professionals in identifying, monitoring and following-up the attendance of vulnerable pupils. This may include: looked-after children and children subject to child protection plan or who may be considered to be at risk children with physical, emotional, behavioural, medical or learning needs children who have been bullied children who may have witnessed or have been involved in domestic violence excluded pupils and pupils without school places children new to Kingston and Richmond or who have had a history of school changes.
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