Children Missing Education Team

Help us to help safeguard children - tell us in confidence if you think a child is missing from education.

Use this form for:

Children of compulsory school age who are not registered pupils at a school and are not receiving suitable education elsewhere.

Do not use this form for:

A child who has a school place but is not attending regularly.

A child being home educated.

A child attending alternative provision such as a college or education support centre.

Enquiries about removing a child from the school roll.

Why report a child missing education?

All children, regardless of their circumstances, are entitled to an efficient, full-time education which is suitable to their age, ability, aptitude, and any special educational needs they may have.

Children missing education are at significant risk of underachieving, being victims of harm, child sexual exploitation or radicalisation, and becoming NEET (not in education, employment, or training) later in life.

We have a legal duty to identify children missing education. This also plays an important role in fulfilling our wider safeguarding duties.

Looking to make a referral to the reintegration team instead?

For any general enquires about CME please contact csf.cme@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Access the Children Missing Education CME Policy (PDF 138KB)

You can view the Children Missing Education Privacy Notice here.

Children Missing Education Team

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