Children missing education
Introduction
The Children Missing Education (CME) Team is responsible for ensuring that Norfolk County Council fulfils its statutory responsibilities for identifying children missing education and responds accordingly.
This section aims to provide school staff and governors with advice about the procedures for removing a pupil from the school roll and notifying the CME Team in line with schools' statutory responsibilities for children missing education.
We've provided links to relevant national guidance and local procedures as well as tools to support you to fulfil statutory responsibilities.
If you cannot find what you are looking for, contact the CME Team on 01603 307716 or email [email protected].
Children missing education policy
The local policy and procedure for Norfolk County Council and all Norfolk schools is the Norfolk Children Missing Education policy (PDF, 601 KB).
Statutory guidance
All schools, independent and state funded, are required to have regard to the following statutory guidance:
- Children missing education: statutory guidance for local authorities (opens new window)
- Keeping children safe in education (opens new window)
- Working together to safeguard children (opens new window)
Statutory regulations
All schools, independent and state funded, are required to have regard to the following statutory regulations:
The School Attendance (Pupil Registration)
In addition, schools may wish to refer to the following guidance:
- Professionals Briefing Sheet - A Quick Guide to Children Missing Education (Word doc, 632 KB)
- Working together to improve school attendance
- Children who go missing during the school day: Norfolk Constabulary guidance and checklist (Word doc, 77 KB)
Norfolk Safeguarding Children Board
Children missing education forms and templates
The following forms and templates have been created for schools to use.
Notifying the Local Authority (LA) when a pupil is removed from the school roll
Schools should complete and submit the Deletion Return form every time a pupil has been removed from admissions register (school roll).
They should complete and submit it no later than the date of removal.
New Pupil Return
Schools should complete and submit this form every time a pupil has been added to admissions register (school roll). It should be completed and submitted within five school days of enrolment.
New Pupil Return (Excel doc, 31 KB)
Email [email protected] and submit forms securely via AnyComms (opens new window)
Pupil moving away and leaving school
This template is for schools' internal use.
Pupil moving away and leaving school form (Word doc, 63 KB)
School risk assessment for possible pupil missing education
This template is for schools' internal use.
School risk assessment for possible pupil missing education form (Word doc, 72 KB)
Possible Pupil Missing from Education (PPME)
Possible Pupil Missing from Education referral form (Word doc, 56 KB)
Other local authority referrals
This Other Local Authority Referral form (Word doc, 74 KB) is for other LAs to use when notifying the Norfolk Children Missing Education (CME) team of a child moving into our area.
Contact the CME Team
The Children Missing Education Team are based at the County Hall, Norwich.
- Phone: 01603 307716
- Email: [email protected]
- Postal address: County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 2DH
- AnyComms is available for schools to securely share documents with the team.
Please contact this telephone number and mailbox for all possible pupil missing education consultations, referrals, enquires and submission of on roll notifications.
The CME line operates during term time Monday-Thursday 9am - 5pm and Friday 9am - 4pm.
CME Team member contacts
Shelley Horne - Senior Children Missing Education, Education Quality Assurance and Intervention Service
- Phone: 01603 307757
- Email: [email protected]
Shelley manages the Children Missing Education team and is responsible for CME data, awareness raising and ensuring that Norfolk County Council discharges its duties in relation to children missing from education.
Alison Higgins - Children Missing Education Officer, Education Quality Assurance and Intervention Service
- Phone: 01603 638433
- Email: [email protected]
Alison offers advice and guidance to schools on pupil registration regulations and undertakes possible pupil missing education referrals and casework to locate missing children referred to the team.
Dawn Craddock - Children Missing Education Officer, Education Quality Assurance and Intervention Service
- Phone: 01603 307770
- Email: [email protected]
Dawn offers advice and guidance to schools on pupil registration regulations and undertakes possible pupil missing education referrals and casework to locate missing children referred to the team.
Amanda Jackson - Children Missing Education Officer, Education Quality Assurance and Intervention Service
- Phone: 01603 217792
- Email: [email protected]
Amanda offers advice and guidance to schools on pupil registration regulations and undertakes possible pupil missing education referrals and casework to locate missing children referred to the team.
David Cuffley - Children Missing Education Support Assistant, Education Quality Assurance and Intervention Service
- Phone: 01603 307716
- Email: [email protected]
David manages the team mailbox and processes all team emails.
