Information on Children Missing Education

Children who are not in receipt of full-time education may be described as children missing education (CME). Such children are at significant risk of underachieving, being victims of harm, exploitation or radicalisation, and becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training) later in life.

The majority of children missing in education are found but increasing numbers are presenting as vulnerable – these children are continually monitored until they are engaging with education.

We work in partnership with schools and other services to ensure we collectively take key actions for a child who is CME including home visit(s). Each case is treated on its individual merits ensuring informed decisions are made about what actions to take.

Through data sharing protocols with the majority of our schools, we have been able to strengthen the work we do around the monitoring and tracking of vulnerable children. This work includes day to day support for the work of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).

Schools will have received recent advice from the DfE around the supporting evidence and documentation they will require from the local authority before a child is removed from roll as a child missing education.

For further advice or guidance on children missing education or to make a referral contact the service by:

Phone: 01926 736323

Email: cme@warwickshire.gov.uk 

For further information see www.warwickshire.gov.uk/childrenmissingeducation

Key Documents:

Statutory Guidance on Children Missing Education, Department for Education

2017 School and College (key stage 4 and 16-18) Performance Tables Checking Site