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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 cme@norfolk.gov.uk.

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) [651KB]. 

Statutory guidance

All schools, independent and state funded, are required to have regard to the following statutory guidance:

Statutory regulations

All schools, independent and state funded, are required to have regard to the following statutory regulations:

In addition, schools may wish to refer to the following guidance:

Norfolk Safeguarding Children Board

Visit the NSCB website for information concerning children and families who go missing (opens new window)

Children missing education forms and templates

The following forms and templates have been created for schools to use.

Off roll notification

Schools should complete and submit this 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.

Off roll notification online form (opens new window)

Demonstration of the off-roll notification online form (opens new window) (vimeo.com) - Note accessible on or after 20 April 2022

On roll notification

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. 

On roll notification form - Excel version  (Excel doc) [34KB]

On roll notification form - Word version (Word doc) [101KB]

Email cme@norfolk.gov.uk 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) [63KB]

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) [72KB]

Possible Pupil Missing from Education (PPME)

Possible Pupil Missing from Education referral form (Word doc) [56KB]

Contact the CME Team

The Children Missing Education Team are based at the County Hall, Norwich.

  • Phone: 01603 307716
  • Email: cme@norfolk.gov.uk
  • 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

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

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

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

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 Business Support Officer, Education Quality Assurance and Intervention Service

David manages the team mailbox and processes all team emails.