Children not in school
Find out what the Access to education team do.
Our access to education team provides support to parents, carers and schools to ensure that all children in the city get the education they need, including children receiving education outside of school.
- Home education Educating your child at home
- Hospital teaching service Education for children while they are in hospital
- Home tuition for children unable to go to school Support for children unable to go to school due to illness.
- Child employment Apply for a work permit to employ someone of school age, information about working hours, children who work in public performance, like sport or the entertainment
- Children missing from education What to do if you know a child not attending school or receiving any education
- School absence Information about the legal duty to secure your child’s regular and punctual attendance at school
- Truancy patrols We carry out regular patrols across the city both on foot and in police vehicles
Contact the access to education team
Phone 01273 293567