Education Welfare
The Aims of the Service:
To work closely with schools and families in respect of the
following:
- Address non-attendance issues.
Attendance Matters
English (PDF) / Welsh
(PDF)
- Education Welfare/Bullying – where it affects attendance.
- Child Protection – fulfil duty of care for the child/young
person.
- Exclusions – advise parents, children and schools of the
relevant procedures. Pupil Exclusions
- School Age Pregnancies - support and consider appropriate
provision.
- Child employment – issue work permits for statutory school age
pupils.
- Performance Licensing – issue performing licences for children
from birth up to statutory school leaving age
- Travellers – advising on education provision
- Youth Offending Team – secondment of education welfare officer
to work collaboratively with the Pupil Support Service.
- Out of School Tuition/Elective Home Education – to monitor
school attendance and in appropriate cases make necessary
referrals. Out of School Tuition/Elective Home
Education
Accessing the Service
The Service is accessed by an open referral system:
School
Each school has an allocated Education Welfare Officer. Schools
will contact its identified officer with all referrals.
Pupil/Parents/Other Professionals
Can refer directly to the Service, may require further
collaboration between all parties i.e. Service/ Parent/ Pupil/
Headteacher/Other Professionals/Agencies.
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