Persistent absence Request for extended of absence and failure to return from visits to country of origin Surveillance by siblings or cousins Decline in behaviour, engagement, performance or punctuality Poor exam results Being withdrawn from school by those with parental responsibility and being provided with suitable education at home Not allowed to attend activities Sudden announcement of engagement to a stranger Prevented for going on to further/higher education Appendix 9:
KIRKLEES CONTACT INFORMATION Kirklees Emergency Duty Team Tel: 414 933 Kirklees Council Main Switchboard Tel: 01484 221 000 Kirklees Safeguarding Children Board Chair Somerset Buildings 10 Church Street Huddersfield HD1 1DD Tel: 01484 225 218 Fax: 01484 225 354 E: Kirklees Safeguarding Children Board Manager Somerset Buildings 10 Church Street Huddersfield HD1 1DD Tel: 01484 225 218 Fax: 01484 225 354 E: Kirklees Safeguarding Children Board Business Support Manager Somerset Buildings 10 Church Street Huddersfield HD1 1DD Tel: 01484 225 219 Fax: 01484 225 354 E: LADO Officer Tel: 01484 226 748 Kirklees Safeguarding Children Learning and Development Officer + enquiries about courses Somerset Buildings 10 Church Street Huddersfield HD1 1DD Tel: 01484 221 045 Fax: 01484 225 354 E: Child Protection and Review Unit (Child Protection Conferences and advice about child concerns) Deighton Centre Deighton Road Huddersfield HD2 1JP Tel: 01484 225 850 Gateway to Care (Advice and Referrals) Kirklees Tel: 01484 414 933 (24 hours) Duty and Assessment Service (Advice, Referrals and Assessments) Kirklees Tel: 01924 326 097 Tel: 01924 431 429 Kirklees District Safeguarding and Reviewing Unit (Police) Dewsbury Police Station Dewsbury WF12 8AR Tel: 01924 431 134 E: Children Missing from Education/Pupil Tracking Officer Tel: 326 509 E: Appendix 13:
2. Looked After Children and Care Leavers In UK law, children in care are referred to as ‘looked after children’. A child is ‘looked after’ if they are in the care of the local authority for more than 24 hours. Legally, this could be when they are: living in accommodation provided by the local authority with the parents’ agreement the subject of an interim or full care order or, in Scotland, a permanence order the subject of an emergency legal order to remove them from immediate danger serving time in a secure children’s home, secure training centre or young offender institution unaccompanied asylum seeking children. They might have been placed in care voluntarily by parents struggling to cope. A child will stop being ‘looked after’ when they are either adopted, returned home or turn 18. The local authority will continue to support children leaving care at 18 until they reach 21. The term 'care leaver' refers to a young person under the age of 25 who is currently or has been in public care for a minimum of three months, since the age of 14, and was in care on their 16th birthday. Public care includes but is not limit to: foster care semi-independent living residential care homes. At Kirklees College we recognise that any time in local authority care can have a significant impact on educational opportunities and outcomes, and therefore provide pre entry and on programme support to students who have spent any time in local authority care. The Children Act 2004 places a duty to safeguard looked after children, to promote their educational achievements and to ensure that they are able to “achieve to and reach their full potential”. The Guidance sets out six key principles: education; high expectations; – changing and challenging attitudes; continuity and stability; intervention – priority action; and to young people. Support for Looked Children and Care Leavers At Kirklees College we recognise the additional support that Looked After Children and Care Leavers may need in order to feel able to apply and complete their studies at College. A high proportion of Looked After Children have special educational needs and their emotional and behavioral health can often be a cause for concern. The college recognises that LAC and CL students are statistically much more likely to have a poor attendance record and are up to 5 times more likely to be excluded than their non-looked after peers.