Children Missing Education

Children Missing Education (CME)

Information Regarding CME in Middlesbrough

All Local Authorities have a statutory responsibility to identify children missing from education and those pupils at risk of being missing from education. In Middlesbrough, the Pupil Support Team is undertaking this work. This involves the team establishing and monitoring a proactive system for seeking information regarding such pupils, recording the details and tracking/monitoring the progress of such pupils as they are re-engaged in education. Significant information has previously been made available to the LA by parents, schools and other agencies regarding children missing from education e.g. excluded pupils, children whose families are seeking a school place and pupils not on school roll for other reasons.

The implementation of the statutory duty has provided an opportunity to review and improve existing procedures and to develop links with key partner agencies as part of this task.

The duty applies in relation to children of compulsory school age who are not on a school roll, and who are not receiving a suitable education otherwise than being at school (for example, at home, privately, or in alternative provision).

If you wish to report a child missing from education or at risk of being missing from education you are welcome to contact the Pupil Support Team as follows: Named CME Contact Officer: David Ball, Principal Pupil Support Officer, Middlesbrough Local Authority Tel. (01642) 201828/201834

Pupil Support Team,
Middlesbrough Teaching and Learning Centre,
Cargo Fleet Lane,
Middlesbrough
TS3 8PE
Fax. No. (01642) 201905

Email address: david_ball@middlesbrough.gov.uk

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