Attendance and children out of education

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We want school aged children to be safe and to receive an education. 

We provide extensive information on school attendance and punctuality, children missing education and children missing out on education and elective home education. We supply information to parents and employers about legal implications of children being in employment and issuing licenses to and safeguarding participation of school aged children in entertainment.

• School attendance – information includes the role of Education Welfare Officers and the legal consequences for parents or carers of failing to ensure that their child attends school
• Children missing education - information about children who go missing from education
• Children missing out on education (CMOOE) - School part-time timetables 
• Elective home education 
• Child employment - advice for parents and employers on the legislation surrounding child employment and links to apply for a licence.
• Children in entertainment - advice for parents, schools and production companies on the legislation, processes and how to apply for a licence
• Independent schools