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.
School sibling(s) attend: Following checks with sibling(s) school, are they currently attending? (please include any relevant information provided by their school) Checks to be made by school within one to five days of absence Date Time Name of person contacted Number Outcome Day 1 Carry out first day calling (if this is an automated system please make telephone contact manually) No success attempt telephone contact with all known emergency numbers DAY 2 Write to last known address or email and address of emergency contact if known (please attach a copy) DAY 3 Consider undertaking a visit to home address Day 4 Attempt making telephone contact again. Notify designated teacher or headteacher and discuss CME referral to be made to the SPA Day 5 Contact made with SPA & advice sought regarding referral for the purposes of CME Any further information from other agencies, wider school community (e.g. staff, other pupils, friends)
Child Sexual Exploitation Information and intervention pathway Vulnerable child Not as risk Educate to keep safe Vulnerable child with one or two risk indicators present e.g. staying out late, poor school attendance Mild risk Work with child on sexual exploitation risk awareness and staying safe Monitor case Vulnerable child with a number of risk indicators present e.g. periods of going missing, exclusion from school, lack of protective networks, spending time with inappropriate adults Moderate risk Carry out risk assessment Refer to local protocol Convene multi-agency meeting Agree protection plan Direct work with child Review